PARTY BROKEN UP BY SHOWER OF BROKEN GLASS

From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Queens injury attorney)

Ice falling from the 32^nd floor of New York's 37-floor Sony Building, located at 550 Madison Avenue in Manhattan, struck and shattered two 3' x 5' glass panels at around midnight on Saturday February 27, 2010.

At the time, in progress was a party celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim.

Some fifteen partygoers were injured; some of those hurt were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Roosevelt Hospital..

The owners of the building were cited by The New York City Buildings Department for failing to properly maintain the building. The Buildings Department had issued an advisory to the building owners in New York City on Friday to remind them to properly clear away snow or ice that might fall off after the snowstorm.

Comment: The building's owners could be fined up to $25,000. And of course we expect those injured to bring lawsuits. Three are always lawsuits by those hurt in accidents such as this.