In Brooklyn, a teenager won a $ 43,5 million trial after being hit by a school bus
'20.12.2019'
Source: nypost.com
In Brooklyn, a jury awarded $ 43,5 million to a girl who, in 2017, when she was 11 years old, was hit by a school bus. As a result, she received a skull fracture and underwent a serious operation. This publication writes New York Post.
After a two-week trial, the Jury of Brooklyn, New York, issued a verdict against the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva, which owns the school bus, and the driver Shneur Brownstein, who hit a child.
What happened
On February 15, 2017, the plaintiff, listed in court documents as KCC, crossed Nostrand Avenue near St. Johns Place. At this time, Schneur Braunstein turned from the side street to the right on Nostrand Avenue and hit a girl, court records say.
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KCC, who is now 13 years old, spent about a month in the hospital with injuries, including hip fractures, damage to the pelvis and lungs.
Braunstein was accused of not having taken due diligence after hitting a child; however, as the source notes, it is not clear how this case was resolved.
The court's decision
“Justice was committed in the Brooklyn courtroom, but unfortunately, nothing will return this young girl to the physical condition she was in before this terrible accident,” said lawyer Sanford Rubenstein, whose law office represented the plaintiff.
He added that, as a result of this verdict, the victim will be able to receive the necessary medical care, which she will need for the rest of her life; she will also be provided with “economic security,” he added.
Braunstein’s lawyers and The United Lubavitcher Yeshiva did not respond to a request for comment, the source said.
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