School Districts Get the Call after Being Sued by an Official

A New York state trial court has granted a pair of summary judgment motions, brought by two school districts, which were sued by an official, who slipped and fell during a basketball game.   Central to the court’s ruling was the fact that “there was no evidence that a dangerous or defective condition existed, and that the defendants either created the condition or had actual or constructive notice of it.”   Stephen Strauss was officiating a basketball game between Plainedge High