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The Mystery of RSI
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Dec.
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RSI is a term used to describe a variety of painful debilitating conditions believed to be caused by rapid repetitive movements of the hand or arms. Sara Kiesler & Tom Finholt, "The Mystery of RSI," American Psychologist, Vol. 43, No. 12, p. 1004 (Dec. 1988).
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(1988)
American Psychologist
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Kiesler, S.1
Finholt, T.2
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A Reasonable Award by the Numbers
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A-8, June 16
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Bob Van Voris, "A Reasonable Award by the Numbers," Nat'l L.J., A-8, June 16, 1997.
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Nat'l L.J.
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Van Voris, B.1
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N.Y. C.P.L.R. §5501(c)
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N.Y. C.P.L.R. §5501(c).
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See Kukla v. Cyfus Leasing, 928 F. Supp. 1336, 1338 (S.D.N.Y. 1996) (affirming jury verdict for pain and suffering under C.P.L.R.. §5501(c) merely by comparing verdict to three other New York State verdicts in similar cases).
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Anthony v. GMD Airline Servs., Inc., 17 F.3d 490, 491-92 (1st Cir. 1994)
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Anthony v. GMD Airline Servs., Inc., 17 F.3d 490, 491-92 (1st Cir. 1994).
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Simeon v. T. Smith & Son, Inc., 852 F.2d 1421, 1427 (5th Cir. 1988).
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Baumgarten v. Slavin, No. 9018\\84 slip op. at 3 (Sup. Ct. Nas. Cty. May 6, 1997).
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Improving Judicial Oversight of Jury Damages Assessments: A Proposal for the Comparative Additur/Remittitur Review of Awards for Nonpecuniary Harms and Punitive Damages
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David Baldus, John C. MacQueen, M.D., and George Woodworth, "Improving Judicial Oversight of Jury Damages Assessments: A Proposal for the Comparative Additur/Remittitur Review of Awards for Nonpecuniary Harms and Punitive Damages," 80 Iowa L. Rev. 1109, 1127 (1995).
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(1995)
Iowa L. Rev.
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An example of the unpredictability of the "shocks the conscience" standard is found in Pescatore v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 97 F.3d 1, 19 (2d Cir. 1996), in which the court upheld a $5,000,000 verdict for loss of society under a "shocks the conscience" standard, although the previous highest verdict in Ohio (whose state law governed the verdict) was only $300,000.
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Geressy (cited on p. 55) at *16.
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Repetitive Motion Injury and Cumulative Trauma Disorder: Can the Impending Wave of Products Liability Litigation Be Averted?"
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Lawrence Chesler, "Repetitive Motion Injury and Cumulative Trauma Disorder: Can the Impending Wave of Products Liability Litigation Be Averted?", 9 No. 2 Computer Law 13 (Feb. 1992).
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Computer Law
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Repetitive Stress Injuries and the Computer Keyboard: If There Still Is No Causal Relationship between Use and Injury, Is It Wise to Warn?"
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Craig T. Liljestrrand, "Repetitive Stress Injuries and the Computer Keyboard: If There Still Is No Causal Relationship between Use and Injury, Is It Wise to Warn?", 13 J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L. 391, 392 (Spring 1995).
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J. Marshall J. Computer & Info. L.
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Repetitive Stress Injuries: Will the Focus Shift from the Agencies to the Courts?
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Robert H. Sand, "Repetitive Stress Injuries: Will the Focus Shift from the Agencies to the Courts?", 23 Empl. Rel. L.J. 133, 134 (Summer 1997).
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Empl. Rel. L.J.
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Id. at 134-35 (quoting plaintiffs' counsel's argument to the court in support of the verdicts).
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Judge Weinstein ordered a new trial of Ms. Geressy's claims based on newly discovered evidence. He nonetheless addressed remittitur should his order for a new trial be reversed.
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Judge Weinstein dismissed Ms. Jackson's claims as barred by the statute of limitations.
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Median is defined as the middle point of a distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of outcomes. Geressy (cited on p. 55) at *18.
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Statistical Analysis for Administrative Decisions, 2nd Ed.
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Neither C.P.L.R. §5501 nor decisions of New York State courts support Judge Weinstein's analysis that additur is not appropriate under §5501(c). C.P.L.R. §5501(c) specifically states that a court should use the material deviation standard to determine whether an award is "excessive or inadequate" (emphasis supplied). Similarly, the First Department recently required a defendant to accept additur from a verdict of $17,000 to $300,000 under C.P.L.R. §5501(c) or face a new trial. Show (cited in note 16) at 710-11.
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Statistical Guide for Damages Seen Not so Radical
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June 5
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Daniel Wise, "Statistical Guide for Damages Seen Not So Radical," New York L. J. p. 1, June 5, 1997.
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