On November 19, 2005, at about 7 p.m., Ernest Lewis, then 13 years old, was on his way home from church walking towards the bus stop at 145th Street and Convent Avenue in Manhattan. He saw a bus ahead and ran along the sidewalk to catch it before the driver pulled away. Ernest reached the… Continue Reading
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Record Pain and Suffering Award in Leg Amputation Case
Posted in Amputation Injuries, Loss of Consortium DamagesThis tragic amputation case was big and important at trial two years ago and now that an appeals court has weighed in, it’s still big and important. We wrote about Gloria Aguilar’s case back in 2009, here. Ms. Aguilar, then a 45 year old housekeeper, had been run over by a city bus in 2005… Continue Reading
Massive Leg Injuries Result in $11,500,000 Jury Verdict for Pain and Suffering; Recovery Reduced to $4,000,000 after Appeal and Apportionment for Comparative Liability
Posted in Leg InjuriesOn October 28, 2004, an 18 year old college student was crossing 70th Street at Eighth Avenue, in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. On her way to the bank to perform an errand for her father, Walla Mohamed wound up under the front wheel of a city bus making a right turn and sustained very serious injuries. Another pedestrian hit… Continue Reading
Another $1,000,000 Unexplained Appeals Court Reduction of a Pain and Suffering Damages Jury Verdict
Posted in Amputation Injuries, Surprising Damage VerdictsOne day after we wrote about an appeals court’s unexplained reduction of $1,350,000 from a jury verdict for pain and suffering in a Suffolk County case, today we have another appeals court doing the same thing. What’s going on here? In Lopez v. New York City Transit Authority, the plaintiff was riding his bicycle when… Continue Reading