In Reyes v. New York City Transit Auth., 126 A.D.3d 612 [1st Dept. 2015]), the First Department upheld a future pain and suffering award in the principal amount of $750,000, where the plaintiff suffered damage to her left knee, including a laceration requiring 15 staples, a tear of the medial meniscus, and three bulging discs, requiring physical therapy and later arthroscopic surgery. Plaintiff's treating physician also opined that she would eventually need a total knee replacement.