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Woman Who Lost Her Left Leg In Bus Accident Awarded $27.5 Million
Reported By New York Timesm By Liz Robbins
A Manhattan jury on Wednesday awarded $27.5 million to a woman who lost her left leg after a New York City Transit bus ran over her while it was turning a corner two blocks from her apartment in 2005.
The woman, Gloria Aguilar, 45, who had to have her leg amputated and has worn a prosthetic leg ever since, cried when the verdict was announced. She then thanked some members of the jury who had heard the nearly seven-week trial in Manhattan Supreme Court, her lawyer, Ben Rubinowitz, said on Thursday. Read Full Story