Roman philosopher, Seneca, said,
"Doing good deeds
for the wrong reasons is usually mistaken as a virtue."
Hello and welcome to Case Closed.
It's painful to hear a quote like this one,
because sometimes the law abides by these wrong reasons
for which people do good deeds.
Let's see how this relates to today's first case.
Please bring out the litigants.
I won't let my own mother reject me!
I wanted to do a good deed and now it has backfired on me.
Good afternoon and welcome.
-Good afternoon. -Good afternoon.
Laidy, you're suing Jennifer.
Tell me who's Jennifer why you're suing her,
and what you demand in order to settle this case.
Good afternoon.
Jennifer is my mother.
I'm suing her for $50,000 because she almost killed me
and recently, she kicked me out of the house.
I have nowhere else to go.
-How old are you? -I'm 24 years old.
Tell me the facts surrounding this case.
I'll explain.
I was born and raised in Guaimaro.
It's a municipality in Camaguey, Cuba.
I lived there with my parents. I had a wonderful childhood.
I was very happy. I have no complaints.
I went to college and studied photography.
It was and still is my passion.
When I finished college,
I told my parents I wanted to come to the US.
I wanted to help them
and I wanted a better future for myself.
I had an aunt here in the US who helped us.
She sent us money, gifts
and other things every month.
She'd send them all the time.
Yes, she did.
After I told my parents I wanted to come here,
they decided to tell me a secret they'd kept from me
for 21 years.
I had no idea about this.
The secret was that this woman, who I thought was my aunt,
isn't actually my aunt.
She's my biological mother.
And the people who I thought were my parents
are actually my aunt and uncle.
She's my biological mother.
When I found out, it wasn't easy for me.
However, I still see my aunt and uncle as my parents.
They'll always be my parents.
She went to Cuba to meet me
and I asked her to bring me here so I could keep studying
and help my parents.
She said no, but I kept insisting
until we finally managed to get it done and I came to the US.
She had me living in a tiny room.
-It's all I could give you. -It was tiny room.
She treated me like a servant
She had me do the cleaning, the shopping, the cooking.
I was responsible for everything.
Living with her was horrible. I don't know her.
We'd never lived together before this.
My real parents are in Cuba,
but I wanted to come here to keep studying.
She calls me a dumbass, a rafter, an idiot,
She'll insult me in every way possible.
One day, I was really sick and tired.
We had a huge argument.
I couldn't take it anymore. Things almost got physical.
I left the house in a fit of craziness.
It was 2:00 AM. It was raining.
I left the house.
I was desperate.
She was driving me insane.
I couldn't take it anymore.
We don't get along. I don't love her.
There's no chemistry.
I kept walking. It was raining
Suddenly I turned into another street,
I saw a light, and then a car hit me.
I fell on the floor.
I got up. My head hurt.
I was dizzy.
She was the one who ran me over.
She was in her car.
She called the ambulance. I was taken to the hospital.
I was treated there. They helped me.
I brought evidence. May I show it to you?
Here are the medical reports.
I even took a picture of the bruise I had in my head.
I took the picture myself so you could see it.
After that, I was supposed to be in bed.
I couldn't move because of the bruise in my head
and the fracture in my sternum, which prevented me
from exerting myself physically.
I went back to her house
because I had nowhere else to go.
The arguments got worse.
There was nothing I could do in the house and that upset her.
I couldn't do anything so she kicked me out of the house.
She told me to get out because she didn't want me there.
Her slave couldn't do anything
because she had to rest so she kicked me out.
I was desperate.
A friend of mine from school helped me
and let me stay at her parent's house.
I'd never told anyone about the accident
because I'm all alone here.
I told her family about what had happened
and they told me that she should've called the police
after the accident.
She should've filed a report with the police
and that her car's insurance should've compensated me.
Now that I know, I'm not going to back down.
She should've compensated me, but she didn't.
What do you think?
You think she wanted to kill you?
I don't know...
You think she tried to run you over to kill you
and get rid of you?
She was looking for you.
How fast was she going?
She hit me.
I don't know how fast she was going.
She hit me and I hit the pavement.
She must've been going at 20 or 30 miles per hour.
You say she hit you hard,
but the medical report says you have superficial bruising
and a fractured sternum.
Falling could lead to a sternum fracture.
I'm guessing.
So the aunt who sent you money to Cuba...
The aunt who's actually my mother.
She's your mother.
She just wanted me to bring her here.
Now you want her to pay you $50,000
because of the accident?
-Yes. -Alright.
How do you respond, Jennifer?
Look, let me tell you something, ma'am.
It's terribly embarrassing for me for my daughter to sue me.
Why?
Ma'am, I brought her here because...
First, tell me why you left her with your relatives in Cuba.
I've been in this country for 24 years.
I was 20 when she was born.
My dream was to come to this country.
When she was born,
I was practically ready to leave Cuba.
My sister couldn't have any children
so she told me to leave the baby.
She said she and her husband would raise her as their own.
I know I made a mistake in leaving her,
but I did leave her with my sister.
I never disrespected my sister and told her I was her mother.
I always sent them food and money for her and the family.
Back then I was her beloved aunt.
When she decided to come here
and found out I was her mother,
she didn't hate me like she does now.
Sure, she must feel some sort of resentment towards me.
However, the accident didn't happen like she said.
She went crazy that night. She got upset and left.
I waited a few minutes.
She didn't come back,
so I went looking for her in my car.
If you're driving and looking for someone,
you're not going to go very fast.
I must've been going at about 15 miles per hour.
I was driving around the block and that's when she walked out.
I brought evidence.
It's a video.
Footage?
Yes, it's a video. I filmed it with my camera.
Alright, we'll take a short break.
When w
This was the road you were driving in? Alright, we'll take a short break.
Yes.
Ma'am, she walked out from behind those bushes.
It was 2:00 AM and it was drizzling.
I might've brushed her with the car...
You hit me!
But it wasn't very dark.
-Was it that lit up that night? -Yes.
No, where I was coming from, it was dark.
It wasn't like that.
-Do you have car insurance? -I do.
-Basic car insurance? -Yes, ma'am.
PIP, etc?
-Yes, ma'am. -The most basic insurance.
LO MÁS BÁSICO. - SÍ. - Y USTED A LO QUE LLAMÓ
Yes.
You called the Fire Rescue.
Yes, because she was hurt and she needed help.
I went to the hospital with her. We spent 24 hours there.
-I was by her side. -She had to.
When we got back home, it was like hell.
She's impossible to live with. She's rude and disrespectful.
I don't have the patience to deal with that.
It's impossible to live with her.
I can't stand her anymore. She's driving me insane.
Do you hear her? She can't stand me.
We don't have a good relationship...
Who has witnesses?
-I do. -So do I.
Let's bring out both witnesses.
Things didn't happen like you said they did.
No? And how'd they happen?
She's not right, ma'am.
She yells and insults me.
You'll walk out of here with a check for...
Do you expect her to treat you like a child?
No, I just need her to be supportive.
-I have no one else. -Hello.
Who's here on behalf of the plaintiff?
I am.
-What's your name? -Fernanda.
What have you come to testify?
Look, I work in the agency...
She's a courier. She travels to Cuba.
I work with Jennifer.
She's the one I sent things to Cuba with,
but they're in cahoots.
Alright.
The other day I was at work
and this shameless woman told me everything that happened.
She told me about the accident and said,
"Thank God I didn't call the cops, because otherwise,
the insurance would've raised my monthly payment."
Ma'am, she's taking advantage of the kid,
because she doesn't know the laws here.
Hey, hey!
She doesn't know the laws here because she doesn't want to.
She has time to go on social media
to stay in touch with her friends.
Facebook, Instagram, and every other site out there
so she can also take the time to review our laws.
She doesn't even work here.
-I know. -That's not your problem!
I know, but I can't go on a tangent and talk about couriers
because I'll be here all day.
Let's stay on course here and discuss
the issues that pertain to this case, which is enough.
-Your name? -Alvaro.
I'm Jennifer's witness.
She's very good friends with my mother.
She's been like a mother to me as well.
Ever since her daughter came here, she's been miserable.
-She's unhappy. -She's always worrying.
I brought a video so you can meet the real Laidy.
Laidy?
What video?
Let's take a look.
21 years and I never heard from you!
You're going to pay me!
You almost killed me! Stop recording me!
Don't record me!
-I won't stop. -Alvaro, please.
You think I'm going to stay here?
You're a criminal!
I'm going to get that money from you!
You'll try!
Yeah, I threw myself in front of your car!
It's the only way I can get that money out of you!
So she threw herself in front of the car?
Isn't that what she said?
I said that because I was mad.
Why would I throw myself in front of her car?
She did, didn't she?
She didn't see me! I didn't do that!
-She's a snake. -Oh, please!
Bring out Dr. Carolyn Maldonado,
Angel Leal, attorney at law, and Detective Peñate.
Bring him out as well.
Superficial hematoma.
Is that a bruise?
In this case, I saw the picture that was presented as evidence.
The hematoma was big enough
for there to have been a contusion.
That wasn't mentioned in the medical report,
but that could've been the case given the size of the hematoma.
What about the sternum fracture?
There are many ways in which you can fracture your sternum.
A direct hit to your chest will do it.
Sternum fractures are common after a car accident
or after a fall.
Usually if the fracture isn't very serious,
there's no treatment.
The sternum will heal itself
and the patient is prescribed painkillers.
-Alright. -It's horribly painful.
I can imagine. It must be dreadful!
I'm sure you've never gone through it.
Mr. Leal, I thought that when you call 911...
Did you call 911?
I did.
I thought the police were supposed to show up, right?
They should've showed up.
It seems like they sent the Fire Rescue when she called.
Maybe the Fire Rescue didn't call the police
because she went to the hospital with her daughter.
That's my take on it because you're right.
The police and the Fire Rescue should've both showed up.
Ma'am, when the Fire Rescue sees evidence of an accident,
they're supposed to call the police.
That's protocol.
In this case,
it'd be interesting to hear the 911 call.
Maybe she didn't say there'd been an accident.
Since she hit her head and the car wasn't damaged,
if no one tells the rescuers what happened,
they'll think that the mother found her daughter
and that she'd been hurt.
Who would think the mother hit her daughter with the car
in the middle of the night?
Well, we know she didn't actually hit her.
Of course, the truth is out now.
Right, we know she didn't hit her.
She ran me over.
We know the plaintiff threw herself in front of the car.
-I did not! -She confessed it!
-Why would I do that? -It was premeditated.
I won't ask for anything else. I won't complicate this.
I think this has been tragic enough.
We don't need to add anything else.
First of all, I feel a lot of pity.
Many people might say
that the defendant abandoned her daughter,
but she really didn't.
She left her daughter in the care of people who loved her,
who wanted to raise her, and who raised her wonderfully.
She said so herself.
She has no complaints about her childhood.
My parents were great.
-Doubtless. -With my money.
She did what she had to do.
She provided for her daughter. She sent her money.
Money isn't enough.
When the truth came out, she brought her here.
She gave her the opportunity to come to this country
so she could progress.
And that's the problem.
Her idea of progress can't coexist
with our reality in this country.
Sadly, a lot of people come here from Cuba
and think that they can live here like they lived in Cuba.
Without doing anything.
They think money will grow on trees
and that the people in this country have an obligation
to provide for them, but that's not the case.
I don't think that.
If that's what you think, then don't come here.
Stay in Cuba.
Fight for your freedom and progress in Cuba.
Maybe if you do something, you can get what you want
and you can keep living the life you're used to.
But don't come here, not with this mentality.
I deny you your claim entirely.
It's final. Case closed!
-What do I do now? -Get to work!
Get a job! Get to work.
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