Jury Awards Bus Aide $1.09 Million Dollars

An Erie County jury awarded a bus aide more than one million dollars for injuries she suffered in a bus accident. The bus for disabled adults was stopped in line at a traffic light. An Erie County Water Authority utility van slammed into the back of the bus. The driver was looking down at his lap-top computer and not watching the road. The bus aide seriously injured her knee requiring arthroscopic surgery. She also injured her neck resulting in multiple disc herniations and excruciating pain. The Defendant's doctor testified she was not hurt that badly. The jury awarded money damages for past and future pain and suffering, past and future wage loss, and past and future medical expenses.