Date: 12-31-2010

Case Style: Melissa Stampf v. Long Island Railroad Company

Case Number: 1:10-cv-04072-SMG

Judge: Steven Gold

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Philip Jay Dinhofer, Philip J. Dinhofer, L.L.C., Rockville Centre, New York

Defendant's Attorney: Brian Kenneth Saltz, The Long Island Rail Road Company, Jamacia, New York

Description: Melissa Stampf sued Long Island Railroad Company claiming that she was wrongfully arrested after she was falsely accused of groping and shaking a co-worker's breast. On July 9, 2006, LIRR employee Angela Trigg reported her co-worker Melissa Stampf came up to her car, reached through an open window and shook her left breast. Stampf was arrested and paraded past co-workers in handcuffs and was locked up for five hours on sexual assault charges. The charges were eventually dropped.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $480,000.00.

$200,000 - Past Pain and Suffering (Emotional Distress)

$100,000 - Future P&S

$ 30,000 - Compensatory Damages ($25,000 paid to criminal lawyer plus interest)

$150,000 - Punitive Damages

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