According to Daily Mail UK, the eldest daughter of civil rights activist Al Sharpton has launched a bid to sue the city of New York for $5 million after she fell in the street and sprained her ankle.
Dominique Sharpton, 29, said she was ‘severely injured, bruised and wounded’ when she stumbled over uneven pavement at the corner of Broome Street and Broadway downtown last year.
According to the lawsuit obtained by The New York Post, Sharpton now wants millions of tax payer money to compensate her for the fall which occurred on October 2, 2014.
Daily Mail UK reports that Sharpton, the membership director for her dad’s National Action Network claims she ‘still suffers and will continue to suffer for some time physical pain and bodily injuries.’
The suit was filed against the city departments of Transportation and Environmental Protection.
It is classified as a defective roadway claim as she fell in a crosswalk. The city received 774 such claims in the 2014 fiscal year alone.
She is also claiming the sprained ankle left her in ‘permanent physical pain.’ (Daily Mail UK; Image: Gettyimages).