Myers v. S. Schaffer Grocery Corp

In Myers v. S. Schaffer Grocery Corp., A.D.2d (lst Dept. 2001); NYLJ March 5, 2001, at 18, col. 3, the appellate court found that the trial "court properly set aside the jury's findings that plaintiff did not and will not suffer any pain and suffering as a result of the accident, where the evidence showed that plaintiff sustained a knee injury that required substantial medical treatment, including surgery, and the jury awarded damages for past and future medical expenses." In Myers the plaintiff, suffered from a buckling of the knees, and underwent "several months of physical therapy." The jury awards in Myers were modified from $ 0 and $ 0 to $ 300,000 for past pain and suffering and $ 100,000 for future pain and suffering respectively.