Linda Cohn Lawsuit - The famous ESPN sportscaster is suing a New York ice hockey arena after a heavy coin machine fell on her, leaving a cut on her arm that needed 25 stitches for treatment.
The 54-year-old filed what is called the Linda Cohn lawsuit in the Manhattan federal court against the Brewster Ice Arena operators for the injury inflicted to her right arm.
In the Linda Cohn lawsuit, the sports anchor claimed that "a heavy, large coin-change machine fell upon her" on March 27, as she was preparing to take the ice for a promotional event with the New York Rangers minor league affiliate - the Hartford Wolf Pack, according to the New York Post.
Furthermore, the Linda Cohn lawsuit alleged the sportscaster to still be enduring immense pain and being restricted from daily activities and pursuits due to the injury brought about by the incident. The plaintiff from Southbury, Conn. also holds the Brewster arena's management responsible for not preventing the occurrence.
Linda Cohn's lawsuit, which is said to have been discreetly filed in July, does not mention that she works for ESPN nor does it discloses much detail about the occurrence.
However, Cohn, who worked at ESPN since 1992, played at the boy's ice hockey team at her high school and played goalie for the SUNY-Owego women's team, did share on her WhoSay and Twitter pages a snap shot of her stitched arm showing the extent of her injury.
"This is what kept me from taking ice w/ @WolfpackAHL today. Some kids playing in arcade knocked over metal machine onto my arm 25 stitches," she tweeted along with the photo.
Linda Cohn's lawsuit also names Southeast Sports Complex LCC - the owner of the three-rink arena - and Steve Santini as defendants.
Cohn is said to be seeking unspecified damages plus and expenses, the Associated Press has learned.. She is currently on active duty for ESPN, however, the network said that the sports anchor was off duty at the time of the incident.
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