Keown v. Cristi Cleaning Service: A former police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey forced to retire when he permanently injured his hand in a slip-and-fall at an agency facility will receive $1 million as compensation.
Plaintiff Stephen Keown, 43, of Jackson, agreed to the settlement with Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance Co., the carrier for defendant Cristi Cleaning Service of Hackensack, on March 12, the day trial was scheduled to begin in Essex County Superior Court, said Keown’s attorney, Gregg Stone.
