A bicyclist blown over by a gust of wind produced by a helicopter landing nearby may continue with his personal injury suit against the operator of the heliport, a state judge has ruled.
In denying the summary judgment motion of heliport operator Air Pegasus, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol R. Edmead (See Profile) said, “Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff and drawing all reasonable inferences in his favor, the Court finds that there are triable issues of fact as to whether Air Pegasus breached its duty to maintain the Heliport in a safe condition, and whether that breach proximately caused plaintiff’s injuries.”
