Moya M. O’Connor Obtains a Defense Verdict on Behalf of the New York City Transit Authority

Moya O’Connor obtained a defense verdict on behalf of the New York City Transit Authority in Supreme Court, Kings County. The plaintiff alleged that the transit bus operator negligently operated the bus by having a sideswipe impact with a hit and run driver, and as a result, sustained a lower back injury that required a microdiscectomy, left knee contusion, and bulges and herniations at various levels of the neck and back. Ms. O’Connor proved that the bus was parked and never moved but was instead rear-ended by the fleeing vehicle which was not a party to the action. The plaintiff's demand was $3 million, and he declined a pretrial offer of $55,000.