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On July 19, 1999 Phyllis Caliano-Bahaj was watching her 8-year-old son and three of his friends at the beach when the umbrella hit and cut her forehead just below the hairline. The lifeguard's wind-blown beach umbrella had come loose and struck her right in the head. Caliano-Bahaj received 13 stitches for the head cut and has made more than 100 medical visits for a neck injury. She filed a personal injury lawsuit claiming the state did not act reasonably in light of the prevailing weather conditions to minimize a foreseeable danger. The state of New York agreed to award Caliano-Bahaj a $200,000 personal injury settlement. (May-17-06) [ NEWSDAY ]


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Published on May-18-06


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