Litigation
Aug. 2, 2011
Jury: MTA owes $17 million for death of blind man
A state court jury Friday awarded $17 million to the mother of a 48-year-old blind man killed when he mistook the gap between Metro Blue Line trains for a door.
By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A state court jury Friday awarded $17 million to the mother of a 48-year-old blind man killed when he mistook the gap between Metro Blue Line trains for a door. Brian J. Panish of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, a lawyer for the plaintiff, Mary Cuthbertson, had asked the jury for a $15 million damages award. His co-counsel was Deborah S. Chang, also of the Panish firm.
Their client's son, Cameron Cuthbertson, died...
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