Ulerio v. New York City Transit Authority

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alexander W. Hunter Jr., J.), entered May 29, 2008, after a jury trial, to the extent appealed from as limited by the brief, awarding plaintiff $381,322 for future medical expenses, $441,163 for future custodial care, and $214,318 for future rehabilitation services over a period of 20 years, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff fell after catching her foot on a stairway while descending from an elevated subway station. The injury to her back caused continuous debilitating pain that was not relieved by two surgeries, physical therapy, narcotic…