Plaintiff Who Fell Down Stairs After Stepping on Gum Loses Appeal

By Dr. John Miller   Around midnight on June 9, 2011, after a National Hockey League Boston Bruins game, Yvonne Grenier (hereafter referred to as the plaintiff), employed by NBC Universal as an independent contractor and stage manager, fell down approximately 10 stairs causing injuries to her knee, back, neck, and head. The plaintiff alleged that she was injured when she stepped on a piece of chewing gum which caused the fall down the flight of stairs, and subsequent injuries, at the TD Gar