After the continuous grief that the city of New York is going through, the fact that a high school student is now filing a lawsuit against them must be a little awkward. He’s 20-year-old Jose Vargas and he is suing the city for $10 million in damages after claiming to need physical therapy from the blast that killed 8 people. Hit the jump for more info.
According to a notice of claim filed with the New York City controller, Jose Vargas, a senior at West Side High School, is seeking $10 million in damages for “torn ligaments” and “torn blood vessels” and claims he needs physical therapy.
Vargas’ lawyer, Robert Vilensky, also spoke out. He proclaimed that “The city failed to ensure our safety by neglecting to the upkeep of those gas lines. The city knew those lines were more than one hundred years old. Obviously you can’t have lines that old in today’s infrastructure.”
