THIS JUST IN: Jefferson County

Oct. 20
Yvette Mikles v. Jefferson County Education Foundation Inc. d/b/a Jefferson County Board of Education and Benny Hardy
PA – Mark Jenkinson J- Steptoe
* Yvette Mikles, was a passenger in a Jefferson County Board of Education vehicle being driven by Benny Hardy, an employee of Jefferson County Board of Education, on a public highway in Jefferson County. On December 2006, according to the complaint, Hardy was negligently operating a motor vehicle. As a direct and proximate result of the negligence, the Plaintiff suffered and will continue to suffer physical injuries, mental injuries, pan and suffering, emotional distress, loss of the enjoyment of life and pas, present and future medical and rehabilitation expenses and past, present and future loss of income and loss of the capacity to earn income. According to the complaint, the Plaintiff has currently incurred in excess of $18,500 in medical expenses as a proximate result of the negligence of the Defendant, Hardy, acting within the scope of his employment of the Defendant, Jefferson County Board of Education. The Plaintiff demands judgment of the Defendants for compensatory damages in excess of the jurisdictional limits of the Court plus court costs and fees.
Case number: 08-C-423