A hard-fought personal injury lawsuit that a woman filed after being hit by a Duane Reade truck in 2008 has settled for $22 million. Attorneys for the parties put the accord on the record Wednesday, before the plaintiff had even rested her case in Brooklyn Supreme Court. There had been 30 days of proceedings since November.
Shirley Miller, a 32-year-old veterinarian, was hit by a Duane Reade truck at a Manhattan intersection, leaving her brain-damaged, speech impaired and legally blind. She and her parents sued the company and the driver, Henry Lewis, for unspecified damages.
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