The Brief
- A $4-million Metro Transit negligence verdict has been reduced to $500,000 because of the state’s liability law.
- The victim had his leg amputated after being run over by a bus.
- A second lawsuit against the transit system is ongoing after a pedestrian was struck and dragged under bus, causing significant injuries.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A man, who had his left leg amputated after he was run over by a Metro Transit bus, has now had his $4-million jury verdict reduced to $500,000 due to a state liability law.
Metro Transit will pay only fraction of $4-million verdict
What we know:
Christopher Swickard was attempting to board a bus from a snowy Minneapolis sidewalk when the driver shut the door. Video captures Swickard attempting to either stop the bus or get the driver’s attention. But he slipped and fell to the ground. As the bus pulled away, the back wheels ran over Swickard. He had to have his left leg amputated.
“[Metro Transit] refused to even accept the slightest ounce of responsibility for this,” said Swickard’s attorney Cole Dixon.…