Opinion
16 Civ. 0003 (JCM)
11-18-2019
DOMINGO OJEDA, Plaintiff, v. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, Defendant.
JUDGMENT
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Domingo Ojeda commenced the above-entitled action on January 3, 2016, (Docket No. 1); and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2018, this action was assigned to the Honorable Judith C. McCarthy, United States Magistrate Judge, by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), (Docket No. 87); and
WHEREAS, this action proceeded to a jury trial on November 12, 2019; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of trial, on November 15, 2019, the jury reached a unanimous verdict in favor of Plaintiff Domingo Ojeda in the amount of $750,000 for past lost earnings; $900,000 for future lost earnings; $300,000 for past pain and suffering; and $700,000 for future pain and suffering, for a total award of $2,650,000, and
WHEREAS, the jury having found the Defendant Metropolitan Transportation Authority 20% at fault;
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED, that judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of $150,000 for past lost earnings; $180,000 for future lost earnings; $60,000 for past pain and suffering; and $140,000 for future pain and suffering, for a total award of $530,000. Accordingly, the Clerk is directed to close the case. Dated: November 18, 2019
White Plains, New York
SO ORDERED:
/s/_________
JUDITH C. McCARTHY
United States Magistrate Judge