Cop Sues Victim's Family for Slip and Fall During Rescue
I think this lawsuit is over the top.
A one year old falls in the family pool. The family calls 911.
The child, Joey Cosmillo, fell into the family pool in January. He was resuscitated but suffered brain damage and can't walk, talk or swallow. He lives in a nursing home and eats and breathes through tubes.
A cop responds to the 911 call and slips and falls due to a puddle of water inside the home.
Police Sgt. Andrea Eichhorn alleges the boy's family left a puddle of water on the floor, causing her fall during the rescue effort. She broke her knee and missed two months of work.
Eichhorn's attorney, David Heil, said she now has persistent knee pain and will likely develop arthritis. He said city benefits paid by workers' compensation and some disability checks helped with medical bills, but it wasn't enough.
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