In this reported case, a nameless plaintiff was pushed onto the railroad tracks in front of an oncoming train by a nameless third party, and sued the NYCTA for her personal injuries because the train didn’t stop in time. A jury found the NYCTA 40% at fault for “speeding,” despite conflicting testimony whether it was even physically possible for the train to stop in time at the slower speed. The court was kind enough to reduce this to 20%, which still puts taxpayers on the entire hook for economic damages, if halving the noneconomic damages under New York’s version of joint and several liability.
Deep pocket files: Stevens v. NYC Transit Authority
In this reported case, a nameless plaintiff was pushed onto the railroad tracks in front of an oncoming train by a nameless third party, and sued the NYCTA for her personal injuries because the train didn’t stop in time. A jury found the NYCTA 40% at fault for “speeding,” despite conflicting testimony whether it was […]
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