Plaintiff Robert Paz, a police officer, suffered extensive and grievous injuries, with severe, painful and lasting effects, as a result of a 6-story fall through a concealed shaftway from a roof where he had been conducting surveillance. After a month-long trial, with a 2,000-page record, 19 witnesses and over 100 exhibits, the jury deliberated little more than two hours, until 6:15 on a Friday afternoon, before announcing its verdict in the injured plaintiff's favor. (The...
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