US-CNMI Development Corp. and its employee Lan Lin, through their counsel Eric S. Smith, filed the complaint against Juan Iglecias Blas.
The plaintiff is asking the Superior Court to render judgment against the defendant for past and future medical expenses in an amount deemed appropriate by the court, judgment for mental anguish and physical suffering, judgment for the defendant’s damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle, for lost wages, attorney’s fees, suit of cost and other relief that the court may deem proper.
Smith said the plaintiff was driving a Nissan truck on Beach Road and was heading north at about 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 17, 2007 when Blas’ Toyota vehicle rolled into the highway and collided with his vehicle.
Blas told police that he pulled off Beach Road and went inside a market but he failed to engage his vehicle’s hand brake.
According to the complaint, Blas “carelessly and negligently operated the Toyota so that it hit the plaintiff’s car, causing substantial damage to the plaintiff’s vehicle and causing the plaintiff injuries, pain and shock.”
The defendant, the complaint added, failed to equip his vehicle with brakes adequate to control the movement of the vehicle, which is a violation to the law, and “failed to use ordinary care and failed to exercise all means within his control to avoid collision.”
As a direct result of the defendant’s negligence, the complaint stated, the plaintiff sustained painful injuries that required him to undergo medical treatment, incurring medical expenses in the process.
Blas is given 20 days to answer the complaint in court.
