On January 17, 1999, Vito Saladino, then 36 years old, was working for American Airlines as a baggage handler at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. Mr. Saladino was a passenger in a baggage tractor driven by a co-worker and as they passed a parked jet, backwash from the jet’s engine caused the baggage… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Paralysis
Subscribe to Paralysis RSS FeedReview of the 10 Largest Pain and Suffering Awards Approved by New York’s Appellate Courts in 2011
Posted in Amputation Injuries, Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Paralysis, Wrongful DeathNew York’s appellate courts issued decisions in 10 cases in 2011 that approved pain and suffering damages in the sum of $3,500,000 or more. The largest was $12,000,000 for a 24 year old woman who was paralyzed when a weight-lifting machine fell on top of her. The courts affirmed the jury verdict in five of… Continue Reading
Appellate Court Affirms Liability Verdict but Slashes Pain and Suffering Award in Major Product Liability Case
Posted in ParalysisNatalie Barnhard was an ambitious, energetic, bright 24 year old who’d gone to school to become a physical therapy assistant. On October 22, 2004, three months after landing a job at an orthopedic physical therapy practice in Buffalo, Natalie had a catastrophic accident at work when a 600 pound leg extension machine tipped over and… Continue Reading
Spinal Cord Injury Leads to $3,500,000 Pain and Suffering Award by Appellate Court
Posted in ParalysisRay Hammond was 42 years old on February 4, 2004 when he was walking his six year old daughter home from school at about 2:45 p.m. As they crossed a street in in Queens, he was holding her hand when he was struck by a left turning car. Mr. Hammond was thrown in the air,… Continue Reading
Paralyzed from Diving Accident, Jury Awards $76 Million – Will Verdict be Upheld or Paid?
Posted in Neck Injuries, ParalysisAs reported by Walter Olson at Overlawyered, a 20 year old Merritt Island, Florida man just won a $76,000,000 jury verdict for damages he suffered as a result of a diving accident in which he broke his neck on the bottom of a shallow river. The pain and suffering component was $52,800,000. He is now… Continue Reading