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News

• A Jury says New York City should pay $22.9 million to a man paralyzed from a severe spinal cord injury he received in a Staten Island ferry crash. The boat had about 1,500 people aboard when it slammed into a pier at full speed, killing 11 people. Its pilot was on painkillers and suffering from extreme fatigue.
• A Florida jury finds Wal-Mart liable for a woman’s injuries and awards her $1 million in a premises liability case. The woman slipped and fell on a mixture of water and oil that came from the store’s rotisserie chicken display. She has since had to have several upper spine surgeries and now has a permanent titanium cage stabilizing her neck. (Full story)
• New York State appeals court upholds jury’s premises liability verdict that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was negligent in safeguarding the World Trade Center before a 1993 terrorist attack that killed six people and injured 1,000. Damages have not yet been determined, but the estimated potential payout could total over $50 million.(Full story)
• Family of a high school coach killed in a bizarre bus accident outside Massachusetts’ Gillette Stadium will receive a minimum of $4.4 million premises liability award.(Full story)
• Delay causes college student to suffer brain damage Settlement reached against Pitt campus police (Full story)
• One of two Aramark workers injured in an elevator accident at Citizens Bank Park has died.(Full story)
• Dillard's Department Stores settles personal injury lawsuit with woman who was injured by a falling clothing rod. (Full story)
• Scientific panel says Erin Brockovich was right that hexavalent chromium in drinking water causes cancer. (Full story)
• Quadriplegic woman’s personal injury lawsuit against trampoline company may be headed to Ohio’s Supreme Court. (Full story)

Click on the links below to learn more about some of Kline & Specter's premises liability cases.

General

THE COZZOLINO CASE
Child killed when school table collapses
Manufacturer agreed to pay $10 million to settle suit

THE HALL V. SEPTA CASE
Tot's foot torn off in subway escalator
Jury awarded $51 million, judge fined SEPTA

THE HARRIS V. SEPTA CASE
Boy is killed in mishap on SEPTA train
SEPTA to pay $250,000, fix locks on motormen's booths

THE PATRICK CASE
Ram fan beaten at Eagles game
Tom Kline represents victim; assailant pleads "no contest"

THE PIER 34 CASE
Pier collapse kills three, injures dozens
Complex case yielded $29.6 million settlement for victims

THE SHAPIRO CASE
Old woman dies in heat wave
A jury found landlord negligent for shutting A/C

THE VILLAGE GREEN CASE
Six killed in explosion at apartment complex
Settlement of $40.5 million reached for victims

THE WINCEK CASE
PSU student suffers spinal injury in walkway fall
Incident occurred when railing broke on second floor

THE WOOLFOLK CASE
Baby hurt in fall from apartment window
Landlord agreed to pay $12.25 million for injuries

Workplace

THE ATWOOD CASE
Worker injured at city hotel
Jury handed down verdict against elevator maker

THE DAVIS/MOTIVA CASE
Worker dies in oil refinery explosion
Probe revealed hazards, record $36.4M settlement reached

THE DRUM CASE
Worker hurt in fall from fork-lift
A jury in Pittsburgh awarded $7.9 million

Drownings

THE GRIFFIN CASE
Boy drowns in hotel pool
Settlement reached in case of inattentive lifeguard

THE SLAUGHTER CASE
Boy drowns in pool at summer camp
A jury handed down a $6.6 million verdict

THE WEIGHTMAN CASE
Girl brain damaged in Upper Darby pool mishap
A jury awarded $24 million vs. apartment complex, pool manager