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“Jury in the Bronx Awards $45 Million for a Death After Surgery”

Edward Beloyianis was paralyzed at 14 as a result of a spinal operation at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He died eight years later of complications of the paralysis. Source New York Times: Jury in the Bronx Awards $45 Million … Continue reading

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Huge jury verdict in NYPD shooting lawsuit

City Weighs Its Response to $25.2M Shooting Verdict Andrew Denney, New York Law Journal March 30, 2015    | The City of New York has yet to determine whether it will appeal a Brooklyn jury’s $25.2 million award to a man … Continue reading

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Settlements: (1) general reflections

My lawsuit — the one that inspired this blog — settled. Perhaps granting the lawsuit its own dynamic, i.e., phrasing the settlement as if the lawsuit took care of it itself, sounds odd. But it isn’t. It’s accurate. I didn’t … Continue reading

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