Judge Halves Partygoer's Award ; Says Jury Gave Too Much in 911 Case of Man in Snowbank
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 08, 2004
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A state judge said Friday that he is slashing in half a jury's $1 million award to an Old Tappan man who passed out in a snowbank after a New Year's Eve party and sued police for not finding him sooner.
"There is no way I am going to let this verdict stand," Superior Court Judge Charles J. Walsh said in Hackensack. "If you want to know what my conscience tells me, I was shocked by that award."See the full content of this document
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Judge Halves Partygoer's Award ; Says Jury Gave Too Much in 911 Case of Man in Snowbank
Frederick Puglisi had blacked out in the freezing cold on Jan. 1, 2001, and was barely breathing when police found him nine hours later behind a Ch...
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