{"id":323597,"date":"2026-08-18T00:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323597\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:46:26","slug":"central-park-horse-carriage-death-family-of-romanch-mahajan-to-file-105-million-lawsuit-against-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/323597\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Park horse carriage death: Family of Romanch Mahajan to file $105 million lawsuit against NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The family of the 18-year-old tourist killed<\/a> when he was thrown from a horse carriage in Central Park is planning to sue New York City and several of its agencies for $105 million.<\/p>\n

Romanch Mahajan’s family claims the city ignored prior warnings and incidents involving runaway or unattended horses.<\/p>\n

The family also says it failed to regulate the horse carriage industry by enforcing tethering rules, properly training drivers and putting measures in place to stop unattended horses from running loose.<\/p>\n

The family is represented by Liakas Law, P.C.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

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