There are few experiences as enjoyable as attending an NBA basketball game. The high flying theatrics and impressive displays of ballhandling and shooting are enough to have anyone coming back again and again. However, few things can ruin that experience quite like a slip and fall. Recently, a famed lawyer and Harvard professor decided to sue the Miami Heat after a bad slip and fall at a game. The Miami New Times reports on this in a recent article titled “ALAN DERSHOWITZ IS SUING AFTER A SLIP AND FALL DURING HEAT PLAYOFF GAME.”
Trevor Bach of the Miami New Times writes, “But after that slip and fall in Boston in 2012, he is adamant it was his own rights that had been violated by the Garden because of an egregious lack of proper hand drying supplies. ‘The bathroom at this time — and plaintiff believes for at least 60 minutes before his entry into the restroom — had no paper towels to allow male patrons to dry their hands post washing of them,’ alleges the complaint filed on his behalf. ‘This dangerous condition allowed water from the recently washed hands of each of the myriad bathroom users to drip or be ‘shaken’ onto the floor, negligently creating a hazardous situation for all users.’ Dershowitz was diagnosed with a sprained MCL after the fall, according to the complaint. He ended up paying nearly $6,000 in medical bills after insurance, and is still in pain and could need surgery. He didn’t actually want to sue the Garden, Dershowitz told the Globe, but because a three-year statue of limitations was about to expire and negotiations apparently weren’t productive (the professor had a former student handle the case), he had no choice. ‘This is small — for everybody but me,’ he told the newspaper. ‘When you hurt your knee, you feel it every day.’”
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