A bracketed settlement agreement that was reached prior to the trial would compensate the plaintiff for pain and suffering in an amount between $125,000 and $800,000. The jury returned a plaintiff’s verdict, finding that the defendants were negligent and 100 percent responsible for Bailey-Keener’s accident. Court reporter Jean Debiase recorded the proceedings in Kings County Civil Term. Tonya Bailey-Keener was exiting her Brooklyn Heights apartment building around 3 a.m. to walk her dog in March 2008. A makeshift ramp that had been in use for years bridged the difference in height between the front door and the....MORE
