Legal Opinion
Stanley v. Bertram-Trojan, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 8, 1994No. 89 CIV. 8160 (JGK)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOELTL, District Judge:
The plaintiff in this case, Carolynn Anne Stanley, commenced this products liability and negligence action in June, 1989 against the defendant Bertram Trojan, Inc. This is a maritime case in which both admiralty and diversity jurisdiction are asserted. The jury rendered a special verdict for the plaintiff, particularizing damages in the amount of $1,267,000.00, consisting of medical expenses, pain and suffering, and loss of earnings, with each category divided between damages to date and future damages. The award was subject to a thirty percent reduction because…
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