EXCLUSIVE: Read Why Woman Is Suing Anderson Cooper

Posted on Feb 13, 2010 @ 02:44PM

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RadarOnline.com has obtained the law suit dropped on CNN's star anchor Anderson Cooper.

As RadarOnline.com reported earlier, a 29-year-old interior designer is suing Cooper after she fell through a hole during the conversion of his $4.3 million New York City firehouse.

In the lawsuit, filed in November in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, O'Brien alleges Cooper was a hands-on renovator and controlled the work being done on the premises.

CNN's Anderson Cooper Being Sued

In September 2009, while performing work at the premises, O'Brien alleges she "was caused to fall through an uncovered and unguarded floor opening to the floor below."

She claims: "The defendants and/or their agents, servants, and employees did not properly furnish or erect, or cause to be furnished or erected, safety devices that were constructed, placed, and operated so as to give proper protection to the plaintiff.

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"As a result of the defendants’ failure to properly furnish or erect, or cause to be furnished or erected, safety devices that were constructed, placed, and operated so as to give proper protection to the plaintiff, the plaintiff was caused to fall through an uncovered and unguarded floor opening approximately seventeen (17) feet to the floor below."

As a result, O'Brien says she became "sick, sore, and disabled, and has suffered severe and permanent personal injuries to her body."

She is alleging Cooper and residential real-estate developer Cary Tamarkin were negligent in that they failed to have the firehouse "constructed, shored, equipped, guarded, arranged, operated, and conducted as to provide reasonable and adequate protection and safety to the plaintiff."

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And what's that worth? Unspecified Damages, O'Brien claims.

The lawsuit says: "O'Brien seeks to recover damages for personal injuries that she sustained as a result of the defendants' violations of the New York State Labor Law... The plaintiff also seeks damages based upon common law negligence."

Cooper has declined to comment.

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let me guess she's a blonde!? lol. nah im just kidding, but seriously i mean if it was a big hole wouldn't you be able to see it i mean come on. Ur just tryin to get rich of anderson's $$! why would you want to sue him? i mean HE IS SOO HOT! ;D

by karissa1990
Posted Fri, 02/19/2010 - 11:47pm

...I bet she fell through the hole that once had the fireman's pole in it, LOLOLOLOL

by The Better John
Posted Wed, 02/17/2010 - 12:19pm

so she is an interior decorator there working. if its a big hole, she should have seen it? also if she is working, shouldnt she be aware of the plans thus know why there was a big hole there? i hate that pple blames others of their own stupidity!

by itsMeAgain
Posted Sun, 02/14/2010 - 12:26pm

It seems she should have known to walk around this opening even if it wasn't sealed as an interior designer who I would assume saw the floor plans. I guess she won't be hired to finish the project.

by jenrose
Posted Sat, 02/13/2010 - 11:43pm

This woman must of been aware that she on a property that was undergoing construction for God's sake....so why wasn't she more careful?!!!

Leave Anderson alone...he can do no wrong as far as I am concerned...

by hoochiegucci
Posted Sat, 02/13/2010 - 10:33pm

She was quoted as saying she was using a laser pointer and doing some measuring when she fell.

by Barbie Doll
Posted Sat, 02/13/2010 - 9:07pm

If this women was an interior design professional why did she not have insurance? This was a fire house for christ sake not some swankie apartment or home, these places are under construction and not all padded for high heels

by kansas kay
Posted Sat, 02/13/2010 - 8:42pm