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Man slips on pigeon poo, gains millions

A man in New York slipped on pigeon droppings on some stairs in a subway station in 1998 and injured himself. He had noticed the droppings earlier, and he sued the city's transit authority for not cleaning it up. Now he has been awarded $7.67 million (¥876 million) in damages. This has been reduced to $6.13 million (¥700 million) because the court said it is partly the man's fault that he failed to avoid the droppings.

Shukan ST: Jan. 4, 2008

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World News Man slips on pigeon poo, gains millions A man in New York slipped on pigeon droppings on some stairs in a subway station in 1998 and injured himself. He had noticed the droppings earlier, and he sued the city's transit authority for not cleaning it up. Now he has been awarded $7.67 million (¥876 million) in damages. This has been reduced to $6.13 million (¥700 million) because the court said it is partly the man's fault that he failed to avoid the droppings. Shukan ST: Jan. 4, 2008 (C) All rights reserved