SKETCHES OF COURT: Parties apportion negligence after snowball car accident trial
In this courtroom sketch Hon. David Vaughan listens as plaintiff’s attorney Robert Margulies (standing), of the law offices of Drabkin & Margulies, consults his notes while addressing the jury during opening statements in the motor vehicle accident trial DeJesus v. Ullah, et al. At issue was the determination of liability.
DeJesus was a passenger in a southbound taxi driven by defendant driver Ullah, on Lenox Avenue in February 2015. DeJesus testified that the roadway was clear but wet from melting snow that could be seen off the road. DeJesus alleged that he heard a bang, after which his cab came to a sudden stop. The taxi then sustained a rear-end impact. DeJesus left the scene via ambulance, and claims injury as a result of the collision.
Ullah was represented by attorney Melanie Wiener (at right), of the law offices of Abrams Fensterman. Wiener claimed that responsibility for the collision did not fall to Ullah, but to the following car.