A recent lawsuit claims that serious injuries resulted from an unsafe sidewalk condition at a public park, raising questions about municipal responsibility for pedestrian safety. The complaint was filed by Altyah Noel in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida, on March 25, 2026, naming the City of Largo as defendant.
According to court documents, Noel alleges that she was rollerblading on June 8, 2024, along a sidewalk located within Largo Central Park Nature Preserve when she fell due to what is described as “a dangerous and hazardous condition of the premises,” specifically citing a pothole. The suit states that this incident led to “serious injuries.”
The filing outlines that at all relevant times, Noel was a resident of Hudson in Pasco County and that the City of Largo owned, operated, or maintained the sidewalk where the accident occurred. It further reports that proper notice was given to the city under Florida Statute § 768.28 on February 3, 2025. Attached exhibits referenced in the complaint indicate both notification to the city and service upon the Florida Department of Financial Services as required by law.
The central claim asserts negligence on multiple fronts: “The Defendant negligently created, designed, constructed, and maintained the area of the sidewalk where the Plaintiff fell,” reads one section. Additional allegations include failure to cordon off or warn pedestrians about hazards present on the sidewalk. The complaint states that “the Defendant knew or should have known that the area where the Plaintiff fell was dangerous, hazardous, unbarricaded and difficult to detect,” but failed to remedy or provide warnings regarding these conditions.
Noel’s legal team argues that these alleged breaches directly caused her injuries and subsequent losses. The complaint details consequences such as “bodily injury and resulting pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, mental anguish,” along with financial impacts including medical expenses and loss of earnings. It also notes that some losses are permanent or continuing.
In response to these events and their aftermath, Noel is seeking judgment “in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) against Defendant” for general damages plus costs and interest. She has also demanded a jury trial on all issues so triable.
As outlined in court records dated March 25, 2026, Jeremy Clark of Clark Hartpence Law serves as attorney for Altyah Noel. The case is identified as number 26-001848-CI.
Source: 26001848CI_Aliyah_Noel_v_City_of_Largo_Complaint_Pinellas_County_Florida.pdf
