SETTLEMENT:
$1.65 Million
FACTS:
A Brooklyn, N.Y., school teacher was injured
when her arm and wrist became caught in a classroom
door while she tried to stop a student from
slaming it. She claimed that the door was defective
in that an arm of the door governor was broken
and a screw in the door stopper was missing.
She further contended that the door governor
broke four months earlier and that she had reported
the condition to a custodian several times.
The school countered that it was unaware of
the condition and argued that the fault lay
with the plaintiff or the student. She has not
returned to work and her expert testified that
she is permanently disabled and will eventually
lose full use of her hand. The jury awarded
$1.65 million, including $1.2 million for past
and future pain and suffereing
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