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300,000 Dollar Award in Bus Crash Injury Claim

A New York woman, who sustained severe neck injuries in a bus crash, has been awarded 300,000 dollars personal injury compensation at the St. George Supreme Court, Staten Island.

Lydia Batson (61) of Graniteville, New York, was a passenger aboard the Manhattan bound X17 bus, when it was in collision with a another vehicle at the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge toll plaza on July 27. 2006.

Lydia suffered neck injuries which aggravated a pre-existing condition stemming from a similar incident three years previously, and had to undergo surgery to repair the aggravated condition and three neck discs injured in the most recent accident.

After seeking legal advice, Lydia filed for personal injury compensation against the City Transit Authority and, following medical testimony which confirmed Lydia´s claim, a jury at the St. George Supreme Court found in her favour and made the compensation award of 300,000 dollars.