J.J. v. New York City Department of Education

OPINION OF THE COURT

Phyllis Orlikoff Flug, J.

Plaintiffs move, inter alia, for summary judgment on the issue of liability against defendant, the New York City Department of Education (hereinafter DOE).

This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the infant plaintiff on December 5, 2012 as a result of being severely burned when a fellow student accidentally knocked over the infant plaintiff’s lunch tray causing the hot “meat sauce” that was being served to fall on her thighs during the lunch period at Public School 29, in the County of Queens, City and State…