Annabel Sen is suing a property company owned by Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin after her head was viciously caved in as the result of a chair that fell from his penthouse.
The 24-year-old New York City resident was walking down the street near Union Square on Jan. 25th when “a heavy wooden lounge chair” fell from a 12th-floor penthouse above and hit her.
Via PEOPLE:
“She suffered a “severe traumatic brain injury” which required her to undergo emergency surgery at the time of the accident. Sen, who worked in private equity at the time and had applied to Harvard Medical School to pursue a master’s degree in the fall, has had two additional surgeries since and now lives with “permanent and debilitating injuries.”
“She has undergone three brain surgeries. We are hoping that she returns to full cognitive abilities, but the future is still unclear at this point. She suffered a horrific injury. Frankly, she’s lucky to be alive,” her lawyer, Benedict Morelli, tells PEOPLE.
Morelli continues, “Annabel’s spirit and optimism are a testament to her character. She remains committed to her recovery and is making progress each day.”
Sen is suing the penthouse owner, GR Realty Holdings LLC, which is owned by Michael Rubin — the co-owner of the 76ers basketball franchise and the New Jersey Devils hockey franchise, the court papers say.
“Sen has been unable to attend to her usual vocation and activities,” and she’s been forced to pay for medical bills, the court documents claim. “[Sen] has suffered and will necessarily suffer in the future additional loss of time and earnings from employment.”
“There was really no reason for this to happen,” Morelli said. “You either bring the furniture in — especially if you’re not going to be there for a long time — or you tie it down. There are a number of people who could and should have done that.”
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Sen, who was forced to move back in with her parents, no longer works at her job and won’t be attending Harvard this fall, the lawyer said.
“She is not doing anything now. She is just seeing doctors and recuperating. She has cognitive deficits,” the lawyer explained. “This was a young woman who was very gifted before the accident and we are hoping she gets back all of her faculties.”
