Litigation
Oct. 22, 2002
Judge Awards Woman, 97, $1.36 Million
Yvonne Wilson says she wasn't only up against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but also her own age. The 97-year-old woman sued the agency after she fell on a downtown Los Angeles subway platform two years ago and suffered serious injuries. Wilson and her lawyers say they believe the MTA tried to delay proceedings in hopes that the nonagenarian would die and, by law, take any claims with her to the grave.
Yvonne Wilson says she wasn't only up against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but also her own age.
The 97-year-old woman sued the agency after she fell on a downtown Los Angeles subway platform two years ago and suffered serious injuries. Wilson and her lawyers say they believe the MTA tried to delay proceedings in hopes th...
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