The wife of an admor in Jerusalem is suing the city for NIS 2.5 million due to a permanent disability that resulted in a fall on a city street caused by a city barrier on that street.

This was in 2015 when the plaintiff walked on Malchei Yisrael Street in the Geula neighborhood of the city and slid on the “metal circles” installed on the sidewalk in order to make the sidewalk accessible to the visually impaired. In the lawsuit filed this week by attorney Tomer Liner, an expert on such claims, he describes: “The metal circles were very slippery, especially when they are wet. It should be noted that at the time of the accident, rain fell in the Jerusalem area, which increased the risk that was realized. “As a result, the Plaintiff stumbled, fell to the ground and was injured all over her body.”

According to the Chareidim10 News report, the plaintiff was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Hospital, where she underwent two operations and was hospitalized for an infection in the intensive care unit. For one year she was forced to stop working because of the accident.

According to an expert safety opinion submitted to the court, “there is a direct connection between the occurrence of the accident and the safety hazard created by the defendant (the municipality).”

For many months, the plaintiff was 100% disabled, as determined by Bituach Leumi (National Insurance Institute), and was subsequently permanently disabled by 25%.

Attorney Tomer Liner: “This is a young woman, the mother of seven children, who suffered real damage due to negligence by the municipality, as determined by safety and medical experts. We believe that the court will do justice and will determine appropriate compensation for the great damage. ”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)