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April 22 — Lawyers puree Big Apple. Figures from the City of New York's fiscal year 2000 show that the city paid a record $459 million in judgments and settlements, a 10.5 percent increase over the previous fiscal year. $406 million of that figure was laid out on personal injury claims, up 11.5 percent from fiscal 1999. (Elaine Song, "Costs Climb for the City", New York Law Journal, Mar. 21; "New York Sees Higher Verdicts in 2001", New York Law Journal, Mar. 21; "Tort City, U.S.A." (editorial), Wall Street Journal, Apr. 17 (online subscribers only). (DURABLE LINK)
(Thanks, Eli the Bearded!)
