Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 26, 2012 (Hernandez v. Metropolitan Transit Authority)

*1084The plaintiff was injured when she was struck by a piece of construction debris that fell from an elevated subway track. The plaintiff sustained an injury to her left shoulder as a result of that incident. After a jury trial on the issue of damages only, the jury awarded damages for past pain and suffering in the principal sum of $250,000.