FATHER OF BABY KILLED IN CENTRAL PARK STARTS CASE AGAINST NEW YORK CITY

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

Previously I wrote about the six month-old baby injured by a falling tree branch in New York City's Central Park Zoo. Michael Ricciutti, the baby's father, has hired lawyers who filed a papers with New York State court in Manhattan to force the City of New York to allow them to examine the tree branch and other important evidence in the case, and to prevent the City from disposing of any evidence - including cutting or pruning the tree. The pre-lawsuit proceeding also seeks records from the Central Park Conservancy and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

The papers were also filed on behalf of the baby's mother, Karla Del Gallo. In the papers, brought pursuant to New York State's Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 3102, the parties' attorney stated that Ms. Del Gallo suffered "catastrophic injuries" in the accident, including "skull, orbital and jaw fractures and severe brain damage." She has reportedly undergone multiple surgeries in the hospital.

The proceeding is scheduled to be heard in court on July 15, 2010.