McMILLAN V. CITY OF NEW YORK
253 F.R.D. 247 (E.D.N.Y. 2008)
NATURE OF THE CASE: McMillan (P) disputed the use of race based statistics to lower his
life expectancy for the purposes of damages from a ferryboat crash.
FACTS: P was rendered a quadriplegic from a ferryboat operated negligently by the City
(D). P was African American and statistical evidence was introduced to show that P, as a
spinal cord injured African American was more likely to survive for fewer years than people
of other races. P disputed the introduction of such evidence.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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