体坛英语资讯：Paralyzed Chinese gymnast cites employees responsibility in 1.8b lawsuit
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 29-- <span word="Sang">Sang</span> <span word="Lan">Lan</span>, 29, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paralyzed">paralyzed</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="gymnast">gymnast</span>, <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1998 <span word="Goodwill">Goodwill</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Warner">Warner</span> <span word="inc">inc</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Gymnastics">Gymnastics</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> .</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Warner">Warner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Gymnastics">Gymnastics</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span> <span word="Sang">Sang</span> <span word="Lan">Lan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="vault">vault</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Sang">Sang</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vault">vault</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="landing">landing</span>.</p><p><span word="Sang">Sang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mat">mat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="Sang">Sang</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="disability">disability</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="chest">chest</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immobility">immobility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="Sang">Sang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="Hai">Hai</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sang">Sang</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="complaint">complaint</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 21<span word="st">st</span>, 1998, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Sang">Sang</span> <span word="Lan">Lan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 17 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minor">minor</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Goodwill">Goodwill</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>, <span word="Sang">Sang</span> <span word="Lan">Lan</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="timer">timer</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mat">mat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="veiling">veiling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>. <span word="Hai">Hai</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="instituted">instituted</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="proceedings">proceedings</span> <span word="after">after</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p>
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