Man's plunge down escalator costs $450k
Back in September of 2005, Gerson Rosen was enjoying a nice night out at McCormick & Schmick's. Or so he thought...
After his meal, the 72-year-old Albuquerque resident stepped onto the escalator at the Bunker Hill Steps downtown. It wasn't working, he fell, tumbled downward and suffered a nasty fall. So nasty, in fact, that a jury recently handed him $452,756.97 in a civil trial against property owner Maguire Properties and Universal Protection Services. Perhaps not enough to help him to gain back the extra years he feels he aged since '05, but it'll probably take the sting out of it a bit.
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