Ex-JP Morgan analyst awarded $35M decade after NYC building’s glass door suddenly shattered on her, causing permanent brain damage
NY Post
A former JP Morgan analyst was awarded a $35 million verdict after the glass door of a Manhattan building suddenly shattered on her nearly a decade ago, leaving her with permanent brain damage, The Post has learned.
The ruling in favor of Meghan Brown, 36, followed a three-week trial in which jurors were shown shocking surveillance footage of the moment the 7½-foot-tall lobby door seemingly exploded as she was walking through it while leaving a physical therapy appointment in 2015.
“I do remember seeing glass, like, everywhere, in the lobby, near me,” Brown told jurors in Manhattan Supreme Court.
The harrowing incident at 271 Madison Ave. caused a traumatic brain injury to the then-27-year-old, leading to the demise of her promising career in investment banking.
“Well, one of the biggest problems I have with my brain is that I can’t trust it,” she said during emotional testimony March 12, according to a trial transcript reviewed by The Post.
It took about three days of deliberations for the six-person jury to unanimously rule in favor of Brown, finding that building owner 271 Madison Co.’s negligence was “a substantial factor in causing” her injuries, according to a jury verdict sheet.
