New York town settles suit over girl hurt by rooster

Smithtown Town Board members voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a $20,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a girl who was injured by a rooster at Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve. The suit was brought by Nicholas Weiss and his daughter, Kaylie, against the Town of Smithtown and the preserve, which the town operates, stemming from a September 2011 incident, said Smithtown Town Attorney Matthew Jakubowski. “She was injured by a rooster,” he said. “We have the petting zoo down there.”