The case of the day is Newman v. Republic of Bulgaria (S.D.N.Y. 2017). Bulgaria owned a building in New York where its diplomats at the United Nations lived. The front entrance was covered by a canopy that covered the sidewalk in front of the building. The awning was supported by two posts, and two auxiliary poles. According to Edward Newman, the plaintiff, he was walking on the sidewalk in front of the building, tripped and fell over one of the polls that was lying across the sidewalk, and suffered serious injuries, including a broken nose, a knee injury, and a tear of the rotator cuff of his shoulder. The next day, the city cited the Bulgarian mission for a violation, and the mission fixed…