Afeng Liu, through attorney Eric S. Smith, filed the complaint against Antonio D. Takai.
Liu is asking for judgment against past and future medical expenses in an amount to be determined at trial, for mental anguish and physical suffering, for loss of wages, for special damages, cost of suit and attorney’s fees, and other relief that the court deems proper.
On April 5, 2008, the complaint stated, Takai was driving a brown Toyota Camry and was heading west on Chalan Tun Joaquin Doi adjacent to the Everbright garment printing factory.
At the same time, the plaintiff had just left the factory with her co-employees and was standing on the pavement when the defendant “carelessly and negligently drove over the white line at the edge of the roadway, hitting the plaintiff with great force and violence,” the complaint stated.
It added that the plaintiff sustained extensive external and internal injuries, great pain, soreness and severe shock.
The plaintiff had to be hospitalized to undergo treatment, incurring expenses for medical advice, nursing, X-ray, and medicines.
She will also require medical care, cosmetic surgery and treatment in the future, her complaint stated.
according to the complaint, the defendant drove his vehicle at a speed greater than what was allowable in the area.
“Just prior to the accident, the plaintiff occupied a position of peril, and the defendant should have exercised ordinary care to avoid hitting the plaintiff,” the complaint stated.
It added that as a result of the injuries the plaintiff suffered, she was unable to attend her normal work and lost wages and other employment benefits.
The plaintiff was also free from any and all contributory negligence, her lawyer stated.
