Romanch Mahajan's family claims the city ignored prior warnings and incidents involving runaway or unattended horses.
The family also says the city failed to regulate the horse carriage industry by enforcing tethering rules, properly training drivers, and implementing measures to prevent unattended horses from running loose.
The family is represented by Liakas Law, P.C.
"This was an avoidable accident. The allegations set forth in the Notice of Claim describe a preventable tragedy that followed years of warnings, prior incidents and failures to implement basic safeguards," said Sagar Chadha of Liakas Law.
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