The injuries of plaintiff James P. Hughes included a chronic posterior cervical problem, diagnosed in part as L-5 radiculopathy. He incurred protracted pain and partial disability, and wore cervical collars and a back brace for approximately four years. Under these circumstances the award of $6,500 for pain and suffering was inadequate and Supreme Court's exercise of its discretionary power to set aside the verdict and order a new trial in the interest of justice unless defendant...
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