Laura Gallagher says she was souvenir hunting when the large framed picture fell on her.
EAST RUTHERFORD - A Scotch Plains woman has filed a lawsuit against MetLife Stadium and the New York Giants, saying she was injured when a large, framed picture of the sports team fell on her as she browsed a stadium gift shop for souvenirs.
MetLife Stadium in a file photo. Laura Gallagher said in court papers she was a customer in the Giants Team Store on Sept. 14, 2014 when a large New York Giants picture frame "fell from a shelf and violently struck her," according to the suit filed last month in Bergen County Superior Court.
Gallagher, 53, claims she suffered severe, multiple and permanent injuries.
She suffers "ongoing pain, anguish and emotional distress" as a result of her injuries, the lawsuit states.
The lawsuit, filed by the Clark Law Firm of Belmar, also accuses MetLife and The Giants of destroying or failing to preserve the picture frame as evidence.
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The defendants "were specifically requested to preserve the large New York Giants picture frame that fell on (Gallagher)," the suit states.
The lawsuit seeks compensatory damages to be determined during a jury trial.
MetLife Stadium officials on Monday declined to discuss the lawsuit.
"We do not comment on pending litigation," said Nicole Fountain, stadium spokeswoman.
Representatives for the Giants also declined to discuss the suit.
"The Giants have no comment," spokeswoman Phyllis Hayes said Monday.
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