City Says Woman Killed By Falling Debris From Times Square Building May Have Been At Fault

From CBS New York:

October 15, 2020 at 11:16 pm

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There’s new information in the case of a woman killed by falling debris from a building in Times Square.

In response to a lawsuit, the city is arguing Erica Tishman may have been at fault when debris hit her as she was walking on Seventh Avenue near 49th Street in December 2019.

City lawyers put out what’s called an affirmative defense that claims Tishman’s “culpable conduct caused of contributed” to her injuries and that she “assumed the risk” of walking on a sidewalk.

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