Bridget Hoffman has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence that resulted in personal injuries after tripping over a garden hose at her workplace. The complaint was filed by Hoffman on October 2024, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, against Hunter’s Point Family.
According to the complaint, the incident occurred on October 26, 2022, when Bridget Hoffman was walking outside Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, where she worked. As she traversed a walkway, she tripped over a beige garden hose that had been left across the path by Hunter’s Point Family and unnamed defendants referred to as Does 1-25. This fall resulted in significant personal injuries for Hoffman. The plaintiff asserts that Hunter’s Point Family is a non-profit corporation based in San Francisco and was responsible for maintaining safety around the area where they were working.
Hoffman claims that Hunter’s Point Family had a duty to ensure their operations did not pose an unreasonable risk to pedestrians using the walkway. She accuses them of breaching this duty by failing to exercise reasonable care with their equipment. Specifically, they are accused of creating a hazard by placing the hose across a busy pedestrian path without any warnings or signs to alert passersby. Furthermore, the choice of a beige-colored hose on a similarly colored walkway is cited as contributing to its concealment and increasing the risk of accidents.
The lawsuit seeks compensation for general damages related to Hoffman's injuries and associated suffering. Additionally, it seeks special damages covering medical expenses incurred due to her injuries and loss of earnings capacity resulting from her inability to work post-accident. The complaint highlights that these losses are ongoing and requests permission from the court to amend the claim once exact amounts are determined.
Representing Bridget Hoffman are attorneys Ethan Niedermeyer and Christopher A. Viadro from Viadro Law LLP. The case has been assigned Case ID CGC-24-619219 in front of judges at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.