Legal Opinion
Kapsis v. Port Authority
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided June 30, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
BROCHIN, J.A.D.
In this FELA1 case, the jury found that defendant Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH)’s negligence and plaintiff Vasilios Kapsis’ cigarette smoking were both proximate causes of his asbestosis and of his laryngeal cancer. The jury determined that Mr. Kapsis’ total damages were $3,000,000 for pain and suffering and $732,000 for lost wages, and it apportioned seventy-five percent of the total negligence to PATH and twenty-five percent to Mr. Kapsis. On PATH’S motion for a new trial or *399a remittitur, Mr. Kapsis was given the…
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- Ellis v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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