The parents of the young girl injured when a fireball shattered glass on a building downtown during the New Year’s Eve Potato Drop festivities has filed a tort claim against the city of Boise, a possible precursor to a lawsuit.
The parents, Richard and Daryl Ratto, said in their June 9 claim that the city knew that the organizers wouldn’t submit adequate information and would “fail to abide by the planning documents.” The city, the two alleged, “allowed the event to continue despite clear violations.” The organizers did not return a request for comment on Thursday.
The claim was sent to several city entities. The claimants are asking for $10 million against each respondent and said their damages include medical care, psychological and counseling care and pain, suffering and mental anguish…