I have been asked this question twice now. Lawsuit

[WNYresident]

Someone said they were informed or aware that a woman in the town just won a million dollar lawsuit against the town

She is 76, lives either on Ogden or South Ogden.

Anyone hear anything like this?

[WNYresident]

Cheektowaga appeals $900,000 award in lawsuit involving police official.

https://buffalonews.com/2019/06/19/c...lice-official/

[Dan Roman]

The pedestrian is never at fault, only long boarders are at fault. She’s the one who created this accident, now we get to pay for it

[WNYresident]

Who is our town using as lawyers. Maybe it's time we get new lawyers.

[gorja]

Who is our town using as lawyers. Maybe it's time we get new lawyers.

It looks like William Mattar's group

[Electric Eye]

6.5yrs later. Pay the lady already, the jury has spoken!!

Make all town employees take the Defensive Driving course.

[WNYresident]

I'm curious. How are all us property owners at fault on this?

[grump]

It looks like William Mattar's group

Mattar probably represents the woman. He advertises as a plaintiff’s lawyer. Whoever represented the town is a matter of public record. Call the town and ask. Does the town have insurance? If so, attorneys for the insurance carrier probably represented the town. That’s public record too. You know, he did hit a pedestrian. Maybe she should’ve been held to a higher % of liability for walking against the signal. That’s what appeals are for.

[Electric Eye]

Mattar probably represents the woman. He advertises as a plaintiff’s lawyer. Whoever represented the town is a matter of public record. Call the town and ask. Does the town have insurance? If so, attorneys for the insurance carrier probably represented the town. That’s public record too. You know, he did hit a pedestrian. Maybe she should’ve been held to a higher % of liability for walking against the signal. That’s what appeals are for.

The town is self insured up to a certain amount, then gap coverage kicks in. I'm not sure of the exact number but this award is not even close. The town has a fund called Risk Management for these things. So taxpayers have already paid to cover it.

[gorja]

Mattar probably represents the woman. He advertises as a plaintiff’s lawyer. Whoever represented the town is a matter of public record. Call the town and ask. Does the town have insurance? If so, attorneys for the insurance carrier probably represented the town. That’s public record too. You know, he did hit a pedestrian. Maybe she should’ve been held to a higher % of liability for walking against the signal. That’s what appeals are for.

Thank you for correcting me, grump. In the article Res posted it stated that the lady's attorney was Charles H Cobb and he is an attorney with the Mattar law firm.

Thanks again grump.

[Dan Roman]

6.5yrs later. Pay the lady already, the jury has spoken!!

Make all town employees take the Defensive Driving course.

Add in have a traffic study done, drop speed limit to 30 mph, hold public meetings on why pedestrians and bicyclists keep getting hit, then spend a few million on intersection improvements, just so the pedestrians and bicyclists can continue crossing when and where they shouldn’t and doing nothing to help themselves