Negligence case stemming from courthouse fall survives city’s appeal

The Appellate Court, First Department paved the path to trial for a case against the city filed by the family of an inmate who died after falling down the stairs in Manhattan criminal court.

Ridelin Solis blames the city for the death of her father, Apolinar Solis, who died reportedly from brain swelling and a blood clot after falling down the stairs of Manhattan criminal court. He was in custody at the time, being transported from a courtroom to a holding area.

Before taking him to court, city Department of Corrections staff took away Apolinar Solis’ cane, which he needed because he had recently had surgery on a diabetic ulcer on the bottom of his foot and was limping in a soft cast.

That caused him to lose his balance and fall, Ridelin Solis alleges in her 2015 negligence suit against