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Title: Hess v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Inc.
Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Release Date : January 21, 1988
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 65 KB

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VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc. appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Sweet, J.) holding the company in contempt of court and fining it $1,000. The factual background for this ruling is not complex. Joseph Hess brought this action seeking damages for injuries allegedly sustained in the course of his employment with New Jersey Transit. At a pretrial conference held several months before trial, the district judge ordered New Jersey Transit to submit a ""bonafide"" pretrial settlement offer or be subject to sanctions and costs. Although trial counsel for New Jersey Transit twice discussed settlement with plaintiff's attorney prior to the case being reached for trial, in the face of plaintiff's firm demand of $150,000, no offer was made.