SKETCHES OF COURT: Jury finds Transit Authority negligent in slip-and-fall trial
In this courtroom sketch, Hon. Gloria Dabiri listens as Christopher Joslin (standing), of the law firm David Horowitz PC, conducts a direct examination of the plaintiff in the trial Sandra Watson v. New York City Transit Authority taking place in Kings County Civil Term. Court reporter Dianne Adkins-Forte (seated, center) transcribes the proceedings.
At issue in the bifurcated slip-and-fall trial is liability. In October 2010, the plaintiff alighted a B12 bus between Troy and Albany avenues via the rear exit, alleging that she dismounted at a distance from the curb, stepped into a pothole or depression, then lost her balance. Watson was unable to get back on her feet without assistance and was taken away by ambulance. She is claiming Transit Authority negligence in allowing her to disembark at a dangerous point.
Joslin is seen displaying the green hard-rubber-soled Dansko shoe that Watson was wearing at the time of the accident, to establish that his client was sporting sound footgear.