Personal Injury Lawyers in New Jersey, Brach Eichler Injury Lawyers, Files Lawsuit against Business for Child Trapped in Elevator Door.
Roseland, NJ – Six-year-old Zoe Garatziotis had her hand on an elevator door when her entire arm got sucked into the space between the door and the elevator wall.
The incident happened in July 2023 when Loni Garatziotis and her children traveled from their Florida home to Hoboken, NJ. Loni and two other parents took their five kids to 1450 Washington at Hudson Tea, a nearby apartment for an afternoon swim. On the seventh floor, the elevator door opened, but Zoe’s arm slipped and got trapped.
After frantic and heart-wrenching moments, one of the parents used a bottle of lotion for lubrication and pulled Zoe’s arm free three minutes later. Police and EMTs eventually arrived on scene and took Zoe to the hospital where she received 20 stitches on her wrist. Once the family returned to Flo...