by a Rhodesian Ridgeback while jogging in 2016, slashing the sum to $250,000. In a unanimous order Wednesday, the Appellate Division, Second Department, undid a $616,000 damages verdict scored by Kathleen Wilt in her personal injury suit against dog owners Tom Montvel-Cohen and Susan Cohen. The judges said the February 2019 jury award was excessive for the alleged dog bite. "Under the circumstances presented, we find that the awards of $400,000 for past pain and suffering and $200,000 for. . .
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