Gothamist: Law Firm Oops in S. I. Ferry Crash Settlment Talks

rev pays

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:54:52 -0500

25 mil sounds very reasonable when considering the more obscene salaries paid to corporate honchos, sports stars, media stars etc. 25 mil sounds like a sweet sixteen party, a hamptons party or one of those extravagant coming of age parties as shown on MTV and other sources. (the party includes a show by ashanti etc etc etc)

Samantha T

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:31:29 -0500

This dude lost his legs at 26 - his quality of life has been pretty much decimated. He's got about 50 years left in him, probably - $25M may sound like a ton of money, but he'll likely need a ton of medical care and special accoutrements for his injuries for the rest of his life. These losses are quantifiable - it's our tort system. If the city's talking settlement, it's not some wacky claim.

Larry

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:40:57 -0500

Kudos to whoever leaked this. Anything to keep down these grotesque settlements.

SATAN

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:31:22 -0500

25 mil?? I feel sorry for the guy, but c'mon - that's crazy. Plus, it's not even the city's fault! It's like suing the city for getting hit by a car because the city built the road for the bad driver to drive on. Maybe in the future, the city should settle with people by giving them a job instead of money. With the job would come health insurance, so all would be good, and taxpayers wouldn't have to cough up in the end. This poor sap sounds like a nice guy, but it sounds like his mom his eager to cash in and buy a huge McMansion in Jersey.