A $2,800,000 verdict awarded by a Manhattan jury to a 31 year old assistant bank manager who fell onto his back as a result of a recurring leak in a basement cafeteria. The plaintiff suffered a herniated lumbar disc at L5-S1 requiring a laminectomy and fusion surgical procedures. This case was reported in the New York Law Journal as one of the highest jury verdicts achieved in a trip & fall case in the State of New York in 2003.