Velez v. NYCTA, 400280/2004
Dec 13, 2010OUTCOME: $6.3 million verdict
NYCTA found liable for employee's negligence in failing to use station's emergency communication system to call for police assistance while watching plaintiff being assaulted over a protracted period o ... f time, despite being asked to call for help and having the ability to make a call from a place of safety with no risk of harm to himself. Plaintiff was a police officer being assaulted by a suspect.