Our client tripped on a Manhattan sidewalk. She was caused to fall by a metal plate that had been inadvertently left jutting out, underneath a fence at a construction site. One of her discs was herniated and she ended up requiring surgery (a discectomy). The case had numerous hurdles: the plaintiff was on her way home from a concert where she had admittedly been drinking, and she had a history of back problems, including surgery to the same disc, 13 years prior. (This settlement took place during the Covid-19 crisis of 2020 when the court system was completely shut down.)