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  • (Auto) Leasing company held liable in crash

    08/11/2002 9:02:31 PM PDT · by texas booster · 47 replies · 2,218+ views
    WPRI, FOX Channel 12, Providence, Rhode Island ^ | Aug 11, 2002 | Eyewitness News (CH12 Providence, RI)
    PROVIDENCE,RI(AP)-A car-leasing company has been ordered by a jury to pay a Pawtucket woman nearly $28 million for injuries suffered in a crash four years ago. The Superior Court jury last week found Chase Manhattan Automotive Finance Corp., of Florida, liable because the operator of the car that left Judith Oliveira a paraplegic was driving a leased vehicle. The award may be the largest personal-injury judgment in state history. Court records indicate Oliveira, formerly of Patterson Avenue, Pawtucket, was awarded $18,904,190 with interest of $9,074,011 for the injuries she suffered. ``We're fairly certain that this is the largest single award...