Chicago Transit Authority sued for negligence over fall

A woman is suing the city's transit authority over allegations she sustained injuries on a bus.

Tiffany Tucker filed a lawsuit July 29 in the Cook County Circuit Court against the Chicago Transit Authority, citing negligence.

According to the complaint, Tucker was walking to her seat on a bus on Sept. 7, 2012, when the driver accelerated quickly and in a jerky way, causing her to slip and fall on the wet floor.

Tucker claims the CTA was negligent by and through its employee who failed to operate the bus in a safe manner.

She is seeking more than $50,000 in damages and is being represented in the case by attorney Scott D. DeSalvo.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2013L008551.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in the Cook County Circuit Court. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.