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Woman and City of San Francisco Settle Muni Train Accident Suit

July 3rd, 2008

A San Francisco woman, whose leg had to be amputated after she was injured in a Muni train accident, has settled with the City of San Francisco for a sum of $2 million.

The woman, Dina Gryn, was 90-years-old at time of the train accident in January of 2007. She was crossing the intersection between 9th Avenue and Irving Street at about 5:40 pm at a green light, when the N-Judah train struck her. Gryn was seriously injured, and was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital. Doctors there were able to save her life, but had to amputate her right leg below the knee. She also suffered a number of other injuries, including broken bones.

Gryn filed a lawsuit against the city, which she accused of creating “dangerous conditions” at the intersection where the train accident took place. The suit claimed that the intersection lacks proper signage to guide pedestrians, and pedestrians have barely enough time to cross the street.

In a closed door session, the Municipal Transportation Agency has approved the settlement for Dina.

Considering what Gina has lost – she is a 90-year-old woman whose leg has been amputated – the settlement seems quite musicale. There will be little left for her after taxes, and she will definitely be in need of life-long care. We wonder if Muni considered all the special ramifications of the case, including her disability after the accident, and her age before they awarded her settlement.

In any case, it seems as if the payouts that Muni is being forced to hand out regularly could actually be better used to update their systems and train drivers. The stranglehold that the union has got over Muni is an embarrassment. Drivers are hardly ever fired, and it’s not uncommon to find drivers who have been found guilty of negligence to find their place back in the driver’s seat after a couple of weeks. This mismanagement has turned Muni into a local street terror – the list of train accidents is simply too long to see it otherwise.

There’s also the question of the defective road. Yet again, we see that pedestrian rights are taken not so seriously. What did the city expect 90-year-old Dina to do when the Muni train came bearing down her, and she was still far from the other side? Sprint across? She was 90-years-old!

The settlement amount is hardly enough, considering the Dina Gryn has lost a limb, and the people who share the blame for her plight are unaffected by her tragedy. Hopefully, she will be able to make long-term arrangements for her care.

The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of amputation accidents. Please visit our website at trlglaw.com. If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us.

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