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Can anyone offer some insight into tree pit lawsuits? Our Co-op is being sued for a large sum due to a fall. Building's insurance lawyer is handling the matter but there is little progress made towards either a settlement or a dismissal. First time we heard about the fall was a year after the incident. Now, its' just been constant demands for information (i.e., board minutes, emails, perssonal cell phone pictures, etc.) as well as numerous depositions. No end in sight?
HOnestly, and I am not a lawyer, but this kind of lengthy process seems to be filling the pockets of lawyers and going no where.
Can anyone shed any light on the matter? Am I missing something?
VP,
Thanks for your input. I am also not clear about who exactly is responsible for this tree pit. It was put in over a decade ago under the City "plant a tree" program to beautify the block. City didn't say anything about empty the pockets of our Co-op should someone trip and fall as a result of the "beautiful" tree.
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Sue, I'm not a lawyer. But this is how the system works, and will take years before anything happens. It's in the hands of your insurance company now. As a board director, the only thing you can do is cooperate and wait. We have a similar situation in my coop that has being going on for 8 years.
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