A Cumberland High School student is seeking $15,000 in damages from the town after slipping in the boys' locker room last year and hitting the back of his head on the floor.
David Hetu, 18, sustained permanent head scarring after the March 11, 2005, incident, according to his lawyer, Steven M. Rappoport, of the East Providence firm Rappoport, DeGiovanni and Caslowitz.
Hetu's right foot apparently slipped out from under him during class time in the locker room of the high school swimming pool causing him to fall backward.
He was taken to Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket where his head wound was closed with six staples.
In the days after the fall, Hetu complained of headaches, blurred vision, and mood swings that made him irritable and impatient, according to a report provided to the town from neuropsychologist William M. Whelihan.
Results of a CAT scan two weeks after the accident found no evidence of a skull fracture.
Rappoport maintains that "negligent maintenance of the locker room area" caused Hetu's injury and the headaches that he suffered through the following school year.
Negligence, according to documents submitted to the town, include the absence of a "wet floor" sign, proper drainage, proper supervision, and preventative measures such as rubberized mats or flooring designed to absorb water.
Calls to the school administration seeking comment were not returned yesterday.
Much of what his client seeks from the town is for pain, suffering, and physical scarring from the accident, Rappoport said.
He also seeks payment of $2,214 in medical bills.
The case is being handled by the town's insurer, Interlocal Trust, and will be heard in state Superior Court, Rappoport said.
's sake. If you don't know that it's going to be slippery in there since people take showers there after EVERY GYM PERIOD, you are a 
