Just as the case was set to go to trial, New York City and Citibike have settled a negligence lawsuit against the city government and the bike-sharing service filed by a cyclist who was not wearing a helmet and who suffered brain damage in an accident.
The plaintiff in the case claimed $60 million in damages. The case was settled on confidential terms under an agreement reached on May 18, according to a letter from Eileen Budd of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, who appeared as outside counsel for the city in the case, to Southern District Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn requesting a confidentiality order to shield the conditions of the settlement.
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