A New York City Police Officer was awarded a $250,000 settlement from the City of New York after suffering injuries from falling down a flight of steps when the staircase railing collapsed. The Officer was walking up a flight of steps from the men’s locker room when his knee buckled (an injury from a prior LOD). The Officer grabbed the railing to prevent him from falling, and the railing separated from the wall causing the Officer to fall down a flight of stairs. The Officer suffered injuries to both shoulders and injured his right knee. The Officer had arthroscopic surgery to his left shoulder and his right knee. DCD filed a notice of claim against the City and then sued the City of New York pursuant to GML §205-e alleging the City violated New York City Administrative Code §§28.301.1, 27-375 and 27-376 and Labor Law §27-a(3). The matter settled for $250,000 at a pre-trial conference.