BRONX MAN AWARDED $19 MILLION AFTER BEING DRAGGED BY SUBWAY TRAIN
A Bronx man who was nearly dragged to his death when his foot got caught between a subway car and the platform has been awarded $19 million from the MTA by a Manhattan jury. The man required eight surgeries to repair his right foot after a fellow passenger jostled him as he attempted to disembark the D train in July 2011, and his foot became caught.
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Success Stories
The following are a small example of the many successful cases where we represented clients involved in auto accident. For a complete list of our success stories, click here.
