Medina v. Pillemer ex rel. Estate of Riskind

Gants, Ralph D., J.

On December 10, 2001, the plaintiff Richard Medina (“Medina”) stepped out of his parked vehicle on Washington Street in Newton and was struck by a car driven by Robert Riskind (“Riskind”), sustaining severe injuries. Medina initially brought this negligence action only against Francine Pillemer (“Pillemer”), as the Executor of Riskind’s Estate, since Riskind had died following the accident (but not as a result of the accident) before suit had been filed on January 23,2004. In March 2005, having learned that Riskind had experienced a seizure in September 2000 while rowing on…