In Buffalo, a New York Appellate Court reduced a jury award in a personal injury lawsuit in which a woman was left a quadriplegic when a weight machine fell on her.  Plaintiff was injured while using a Cybex machine while conducting physical therapy sessions.  A lawsuit was filed on her behalf alleging manufacture and design defects as well as maintenance issues on the part of the physical therapy center.

The matter went to trial and a jury awarded the plaintiff $66 million in damages.  The defense appealed the award, stating the amount far exceeded any reasonable measure of damages.  The Appellate Court agreed and reduced the award to approximately $45 million.  The award remains among the largest in New York State history.

Persons who suffer injury or are otherwise damaged by defective products and have a case pending under state negligence laws, may be eligible to receive lawsuit funding from a company which offers lawsuit loans to plaintiffs while the  lawsuit is being litigated.  The money can be used at the client’s discretion and need not be repaid if the case is unsuccessful.