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Cyclist Paralyzed After Beam Falls From Elevated Subway Tracks Awarded $110M

Scott Occhiogrosso and Daniel P. O’Toole of Block, O’Toole’, and Murphy won a $110 million dollar verdict for a cyclist who was left paralyzed by a falling railroad tie due to subway maintenance in the state of New York. 

Robert Liciaga was biking along a narrow stretch when he noticed an area up ahead where the metal barricades were extended further out into the roadway. Because this would have forced him closer to other vehicles on the road, he made the decision to ride to the slight right of the barricades, where there was a large gap. Before doing so, he asked a nearby worker if it was safe for him to ride through. The worker indicated that it was fine, without warning he was not aware of the ongoing construction work happening above his head.

A rotten 10-foot railroad tie fell directly onto the client, in the exact spot where the transit workers should have known that the debris was going to fall.

After an 11-day trial that lasted three weeks, the jury found the Transit Authority 100% liable for the client’s injuries and rendered a verdict of $110,174,972.38, believed to be the largest non-medical malpractice verdict in New York history. 

The verdict includes $60 million for pain and suffering, $40 million for future medical expenses, and roughly $10 million for past medical expenses

Case Type: Construction accident

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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/cyclist-paralyzed-after-beam-falls-from-elevated-subway-tracks-awarded-110m/1558785/

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