Woman injured and in a coma 24 days in '97. Cat in the Hat was complicate. He struck a light pole at 72nd Street and Central Park West, causing the pole's horizontal arm to break off and showering debris on paradegoers. A lawsuit, which was filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, asked for $95 million in compensatory damages from the city, Macy's and the manufacturer of the lamppost that struck Mrs. Caronna. It also sought an additional $300 million in punitive damages from Macy's.