SKETCHES OF COURT: Settlement reached in child knockdown accident
In this courtroom sketch Hon. Peter Sweeney listens as plaintiff’s attorney Russell LiBrizzi (standing), of the law offices of Rubenstein & Rynecki, summarizes his arguments for the jury in the motor vehicle accident trial Loadholt v. Moschella and Gabriel. At right is defendant’s attorney John DiFalco, of the law firm James G. Bilello & Associates. At issue was the question of liability.
Twelve-year-old Taron Loadholt was struck by a van near a housing development on a residential stretch of Loring Avenue in June 2013. DiFalco alleged that Loadholt ran into the van, when he was avoiding being chased by friends in a game of tag. LiBrizzi maintained that kids playing in the area were cause for the driver to have been more vigilant.
A motorist traveling in the opposite direction offered testimony in court as a non-party witness for the plaintiff that the van was speeding. The defendant driver did not appear in court.
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