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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has been instructed to pay $22.75 million to a bicycle deliveryman who lost five toes following an incident on a damaged subway platform in New York City.
Anjury handed down the verdict in favor of Maruf Hossain on Monday, granting him $2.75 million more than the $20 million initially sought in his lawsuit, according to a report by the New York Post.
According to Liakas, as per a statement given to the New York Post, the MTA’s defense asserted that Hossain had attempted suicide and claimed that the platform he fell from was not faulty. The MTA even presented a young witness who alleged she had seen Hossain leap, but Liakas suggested that the transportation authority likely fabricated the witness statement and presented it as an impartial account.
A subway map hangs in a subway car October 26, 2004 in New York City. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
Hossain, who insisted he did not try to commit suicide, did not have any history of issues with substance abuse or any documented psychiatric history. Hossain sued the MTA for negligence six months after the incident, according to the New York Post.
The verdict issued Monday could be further challenged or appealed.
“The MTA is reviewing the verdict while assessing all legal options,” MTA rep Meghan Keegan told the New York Post.
The MTA, which serves 15.3 million people, is the largest transportation network in North America. It serves areas surrounding New York City, Long Island, southeastern New York State and Connecticut, according to the MTA website.
The MTA and Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
