Court reporter Stacy Constantine (at left) recorded the proceedings in the trial that resolved this week in Kings County Civil Term. Post-trial motions are pending. The jury returned a plaintiffs’ verdict, finding the defendant bus driver in violation of Sec. 1210a and, together with Jofaz Transportation Inc., 40 percent responsible for the accident. The boy who released the brake did not appear in court but was found 60 percent responsible. The jury awarded damages in the amount of $5 million to the estate of Amber Sadiq, and awarded a total of $700,000 for past and future pain and suffering to her brother...MORE
