PITTSBURGH – A Canonsburg couple claim that injuries suffered by the husband-plaintiff when he fell on ice during a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, were preventable and the responsibility of the group tasked to maintain the trail.
Edward J. Mulholland III and Beth Mulholland filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on April 14 versus Friends of the Riverfront, Inc., of Pittsburgh.
“On or about Jan. 23, 2022, at approximately 10 a.m., plaintiff was safely walking the trail on the premises. The location of the trail is approximately located adjacent to the property located at 230 West Station Square Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219,” the suit says.
“Around the location plaintiff was walking, there was a thick sheet of ice that was permitted to accumulate on the paved surface of the trail. As plaintiff was safely walking on the paved surface of the trail, he was caused to slip and fall on the ice, causing his body to pitch forward and fall harshly to the ground.”
The suit explains that the plaintiff’s injuries were solely caused “by the carelessness, negligence and/or recklessness of the defendant, and the plaintiff’s injuries were in no manner or part whatsoever due to any failure or failure to act on the part of the plaintiff.”
“As a result of defendant’s negligence, plaintiff has suffered the following injuries: Ruptured quadriceps tendon, leg pain, hip pain and other injuries, the full extent of which may be unknown at this time,” the suit states.
For counts of negligence and loss of consortium, the plaintiffs are seeking damages in excess of the applicable arbitration limits.
The plaintiffs are represented by Anthony C. Mengine and Brittani R. Hassen of Kontos Mengine Killion & Hassen, in Pittsburgh.
The defendant has not yet secured legal counsel.
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas case GD-22-004267
From the Pennsylvania Record: Reach Courts Reporter Nicholas Malfitano at nick.malfitano@therecordinc.com