http://www.gothamist.com/2005/02/21/half_a_billion_for_citys_personal_injury_lawsuits.php All comments for Half a Billion for City's Personal Injury Lawsuits en-us 2007 nyc_daveh Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:32:49 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss daveh@gothamist.com daveh@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2005/02/21/half_a_billion_for_citys_personal_injury_lawsuits.php#comment-43237 http://www.gothamist.com/2005/02/21/half_a_billion_for_citys_personal_injury_lawsuits.php#comment-43237 Comments Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:56:58 -0500 <p>The percentage increase is actually less than inflation. I question the statistical significance. </p> http://www.gothamist.com/2005/02/21/half_a_billion_for_citys_personal_injury_lawsuits.php#comment-43206 http://www.gothamist.com/2005/02/21/half_a_billion_for_citys_personal_injury_lawsuits.php#comment-43206 Comments Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:14:45 -0500 <p>I almost got jury duty last year for a case in which two ivory-coasters were suing the city for 2 million apiece for an injury suffered when they "both" slipped and hurt themselves on the sidewalk outside the city housing they live in. The plaintiffs' attorney assured us that even though his clients don't appear to be injured, he has "expert" chiropractors who will testify that these men suffered greatly, and have non-visible injuries in both their backs. I was kicked off the case when I asked the lawyer if its possible that his clients were faking it, and just want to hit paydirt, and secondly, if he is working pro-bono. The second question made him flush a deep purple, and thank god I was excused from the case.</p>