SKETCHES OF COURT: Jury awards damages to couple rear-ended in collision
In this courtroom sketch, Hon. Lara Genovesi listens as plaintiff’s attorney Jeffrey Weiner makes opening arguments in the summary jury motor vehicle accident trial Lago, Vicente v. Mizrachi. At issue was the determination of damages, after liability was decided in summary judgment.
Weiner’s client Angel Vicente had brought his car to a stop behind another vehicle at a red light, in November 2009. His wife Lucy Lago was a front-seat passenger. Lago is represented by Ricardo J. Martinez (seated at left), of the law firm Leav & Steinberg.
Vicente testified to seeing a speeding car in his rear-view mirror only a moment before it struck his vehicle from behind and pushed it into a collision with the car in front. Vicente testified that the impact sent his head swinging back and forth.
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