be careful about litigation. Chatbrat is correct in that damages can only be awarded for the cost of injury and losses. Her pain and suffering were minimal if accurately reported. She could claim emotional injury, fear, anxiety... harder to collect. The deep pocket here is the Morse family and its subsidiaries who have created a situation which resulted in this event. There has been a myriad of similar events, online threads about how enforcement was needed and nothing was being done by the "authorities" and that someone was going eventually to get hurt. With this notification of a hazardous situation and no attempt being made to resolve it, you may be entering the area of Morse et al being a defendant and potential punitive damages. Look how much Hulk Hogan got for having his feelings hurt (complex case).
If there were a successful lawsuit or even concern of such a suit, I would suspect the end of free entertainment on the squares would be the response. Still want her to get a good lawyer?
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