26.11.2025 17:45
Brazilian student Luisa Janssen Harger Da Silva, who lost her left arm and leg after falling onto the subway tracks in New York in 2016, won $82 million in damages as a result of a lawsuit she filed. The Brooklyn Federal Court found the MTA at fault and ruled that compensation should be paid to the young woman. MTA officials stated that they would appeal the decision.
Brazilian student Luisa Janssen Harger Da Silva, who lost her left arm and left leg after falling onto the subway tracks in New York in 2016, has won her lawsuit. The Brooklyn Federal Court ruled that the MTA was at fault and ordered the young woman to be paid $82 million in damages.
In the accident that occurred in 2016 in the Brooklyn area of New York City, Luisa Janssen Harger Da Silva, who was visiting the city as a tourist, was struck by an oncoming train while she was about to board the subway, resulting in the loss of her left arm and leg.
$83 BILLION TL IN DAMAGES
Ten years later, the young woman filed a lawsuit against the MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority), the public agency responsible for public transportation in New York. In the federal court case, the jury found in favor of the young woman. The agency was ordered to pay $82 million (approximately 83 billion 480 million TL).
THEY WILL APPEAL
The court determined that Da Silva fainted on the platform and fell onto the tracks, and that the incoming train caused severe injury, leading to the record damages ruling.
An announcement from the MTA stated that they would appeal the decision.