Valdez v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Catterson, J.
In this action, plaintiff Carmen Valdez is seeking damages for injuries she sustained after her former boyfriend shot and seriously wounded her outside her apartment. The shooting followed a telephone call in which the boyfriend, Felix Perez, threatened to kill the plaintiff. It is undisputed that the assault occurred approximately 24 hours after a police officer, who knew that the plaintiff had an order of protection against Perez, told her that the police would arrest him immediately.
The plaintiff asserts a “special relationship” exception to the general…
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