A New York appellate court ruled that a school district employee could not pursue a civil action against the janitorial workers who were allegedly responsible for leaving a wet floor in a school cafeteria, which caused her to fall.
Case: Lupton v. Pedersen, No. 2016-07310, 02/14/2018, published.
Facts: Felice Lupton worked as a paraprofessional at Public School 4 in Staten Island. In June 2012, she allegedly injured her knee in the school cafeteria when she slipped on a wet floor. Lupton received workers’ compensation benefits for her injury.
Procedural history: Lupton filed suit...
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