BRONX MAN AWARDED $19 MILLION AFTER BEING DRAGGED BY SUBWAY TRAIN
A Bronx man who was nearly dragged to his death when his foot got caught between a subway car and the platform has been awarded $19 million from the MTA by a Manhattan jury. The man required eight surgeries to repair his right foot after a fellow passenger jostled him as he attempted to disembark the D train in July 2011, and his foot became caught.
Once again, Todd J. Strier has been named to the New York Super Lawyers list as one of the top attorneys in NY for the current year. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers.
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