Lang v. Kelly

Petitioner failed to demonstrate as a matter of law that her injury was the result of an accident, i.e., a sudden, unexpected, out of the ordinary event, rather than a misstep during the routine performance of her job (see Matter of Lichtenstein v Board of Trustees of Police Pension Fund of Police Dept. of City of N.Y., Art. II, 57 NY2d 1010 [1982]; Matter of Doyle v Kelly, 8 AD3d 125 [1st Dept 2004]). She was injured when she tripped over computer wires extending across the threshold of the doorway between the precinct’s female supervisors’ locker room and the bathroom. In statements made…