11th Circuit Offers Railroad Worker $1.41 Million Award Or New Trial On Damages

Mealey's (May 7, 2019, 11:17 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with a railroad on April 29 that a $1.5 million jury award for future lost wages to an employee who injured his knee on the job was excessive and gave the plaintiff the option of trimming the award to $1.41 million or holding a new trial on damages (Leslie J. Cephus v. CSX Transportation Inc., No. 18-10533, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 12855)....