Mangual v. Berezinsky, A-0979-11T4; Appellate Division; opinion by Accurso, J.S.C., temporarily assigned; decided and approved for publication July 23, 2012. Before Judges Payne, Reisner and Accurso. On appeal from the Law Division, Essex County, L-7276-08 and L-8433-08 (consolidated). DDS No. 36-2-7105 [22 pp.]
Plaintiffs Felix and Judith Mangual suffered catastrophic injuries when a Lincoln Town Car driven by defendant Lazar Berezinsky slammed into them as they stood on the shoulder of Route 280 outside their disabled car. Berezinsky was driving Galina Komarov home after an outpatient procedure at the Roseland Ambulatory Surgery Center. He had been hired to drive her to and from her appointment by Abram Stekolshchik (Arkady), who was employed by defendant Essex Surgery Center, L.L.C.
