$1,000,000

$1,000,000 Plaintiff was a passenger on a public bus in Brooklyn. The bus driver failed to stop for the stop sign then slammed on her brakes to avoid a major car accident. As a result of that sudden stop, Plaintiff was thrown from her seat into a metal pole inside the bus. We obtained summary judgment as to the bus driver's negligence per se in violating the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law.

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