The $27.6 million awarded to a woman and her husband who said she was injured while taking part in a promotional video for an artificial knee implant should not be reduced, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson entered judgment for plaintiffs Margo and Daniel Polett June 10, ordering that Margo Polett be paid $19.6 million in damages and Daniel Polett be paid $700,000 in damages. Massiah-Jackson said in an opinion last month that she was adopting that June 10 decision as the opinion required under Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1925 because the case is now pending with the state Superior Court.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
