Ruling that lifeguards who attempted to rescue 10-year-old Akira Johnson at a Coney Island beach in July 2008 were sufficient in number and "adequately trained," the Second Department overruled Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carl J. Landicino, who had let the case go forward.
October 24, 2014 at 12:00 AM
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The Appellate Division, Second Department, Wednesday dismissed a suit against New York City by the parents of a 10-year-old girl who drowned at a Coney Island beach in July 2008.
Ruling in Johnson v. City of New York, 23959/09, that lifeguards who attempted to rescue Akira Johnson were sufficient in number and “adequately trained,” the panel overruled Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carl J. Landicino (See Profile), who had let the case go forward.
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