MTA Looks To Cut Down On Personal Injury Lawsuits
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The cash-strapped Metropolitan Transportation Authority is looking for some relief from personal injury lawsuits that cost the agency millions of dollars every year.
The MTA spends $30-$60 million a year on lawsuit payouts.
Transit officials want the Legislature to ban suits from people who get themselves into dangerous situations. The MTA paid out $2.3 million earlier this year to a Brooklyn man whose blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he fell on the tracks and was hit by a train.
Nearly 3,000 claims are filed against the MTA each year.