Child Broke Clavicle, But Driver Wants Money for Mirror! | Part 2

School crossing guard Mark says he told Emy to slow down the day she collided with Robin’s car and broke her clavicle.
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[@RuthLovesJesus]

I think for Judge Judy this is more of a moral thing than legal. The fact that the child was severely hurt but not killed, the plaintiff should just cut your loses and be glad nothing worse happened.

[@BlazericanHippie]

Eh… the mirror is on the side of the car, not the front… I think the kid was at fault and her parent is at fault bc she should have taught her kid to stop and look both ways before crossing. Lol. I think the kid was not paying attention and just ready to run around and play and go home.

[@iykeharrison9161]

I agree. I think JJ is looking at this case from a moral perspective rather than legal. Legally the defendant should be held liable for the damage. But morally the plaintiff should never have filed such a case.

[@Eros4tw]

Thats like me crossing the street in some random location with my bike, hitting the side of a slow passing car, and then telling them - "hey, my bike was destroyed and I broke my arm...so...were even, right?" With the crossing guards testimony, im having a hard time finding the driver really at fault here. Im not exactly sure what JJ thinks she should have done except just not drive her car at all. Based on the testimony, this all happened in like 2seconds.

[@thatvalensteingirl]

​@@iykeharrison9161 You know as well as I do had there not been witnesses saying the child was at fault, the driver would have been blamed and held liable for EVERYTHING to do with her injury. It wouldn't even be a question. Why is that morally expected and acceptable, but not asking for compensation for her own damages caused by the child?

[@MrReaperHand]

​@@iykeharrison9161 Legally a person driving require due diligence to their surroundings including if people are crossing the street. The kids did not intend to hit the vehicle, thus the plaintiff is liable for all the damages that happened next.

[@lolamaude3449]

I have no doubt the little girl running out into the street causing the accident, those kinds of things happen in a flash, sometimes with a much worse outcome. But lady, how can you want her to pay for your mirror? Come on, be thankful she was only injured and not killed.

[@trekgirl65]

And the injury was caused by the plaintiff when she was in a hurry to leave the school into the street. She was not going slow, for how would the child break the mirror and child got injured going 2 miles an hour. Plaintiff is lying.

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

@@trekgirl65 because the speed of the car has nothing to do with the physics here. Draw it on paper.

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

Sorry, I’m with the plaintiff here. I wouldn’t sue for something cheap enough to fix, but we don’t no the plaintiffs situation. She may not be able to fix it herself. It isn’t her fault if the girl actually hit the side of her car, so she shouldn’t be obligated to pay. Accidents happen and when children are involved, the parents are responsible for damages.🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Eros4tw]

@@trekgirl65 Try running full speed into a stationary car right into its side mirror. Tell me how that goes for you, and the side mirror.

[@Fickets]

@@user-pt1cz4ot1e you’re a fool

[@loridori]

Imagine this baby screaming and crying in excruciating pain from a broken clavicle and then this lady saying "hey are y'all going to fix that mirror she broke on my car?" Wow just wow woman.

[@ThatGworl2023]

😂😂😂😂

[@rustygribbler1380]

Just replace your own damn mirror don't be Karen lady

[@BasicYTHandle]

I'm pretty sure that she didn't do so at the scene WHILE the child was "screaming and crying in excruciating pain."

[@lydiafehrenbach7634]

My neighbor hit a kid in our neighborhood and followed him as he limped home screaming that he owed her the deductible for the car. And was sobbing about the dent in her car.

[@SchizophrenicCathy]

You are SO right. I broke my clavicle when I was six (jumping on the bed. MY BAD!! Maybe my parents should've sued the bed manufacturer! LOL! 😂). Anyway, a clavicle fracture is excruciatingly painful... ESPECIALLY for a child!

[@10INTM]

Ok...even if the child was in the wrong, I would totally eat the cost of a sideview mirror and thank my lucky stars the child's mother isn't trying to sue.

[@aso3892]

The woman owes the family nothing.

[@dragames]

the mother has no reason to sue for her daughter hurting herself.

[@jacobalberts2506]

@@dragamesdoesn’t change the fact that she could still try it.

[@MerpoBot]

Pedestrians always have the right of way.

[@10INTM]

@MerpoBot It's not necessarily a right-of-way issue if someone pops out and runs into the side of a vehicle since they don't have much control of that.

[@ttheresa1023]

I am impressed with Emmy's mother for staying calm through this. I was getting frustrated and cannot imagine how upset she must have felt. Good on her for keeping her composure for her daughter and not escalating the situation even more.

[@Wildflowers69]

I couldn't agree more. I don't think I could've made it through 3 minutes of this BS and not said anything. My hats off to Emmy's Mama!!

[@jagirl966]

I'm sure she was clenching her teeth the hold time, thinking, "Stay calm. Stay calm. She'll expose herself."

[@shaneclark5022]

That rotten little brat started all this hoopla just for attention

[@Reloaded_______]

Same, cause oooh lordt!!!

[@bjohnson1149]

I can see how this scenario unfolded. I can see how the child was running fast enough to break the mirror. However, I would be so thankful that the child was okay (whether she made a bad decision to cross where she shouldn't have or not) that I would repair my own mirror and certainly wouldn't bring this to court. It's a miserable decision to sue the parent.

[@arshenio45]

what if youre having a hard time financially? the plaintif has 2 kids that need to be taken care of, if shes financially struggling, why should she have to pay for another persons mistake?

[@bree6976]

If you were this child’s parent would you have offered to pay for the damage?

[@benzamg32m68]

​@Arshenio45 ummm insurance on the vehicle?

[@EH23831]

Hoa could that tiny child break a mirror? She would’ve bounced off

[@CarolBortolussi]

@@arshenio45 Don't they have insurance? Very irresponsible if they don't.

[@Atrus999]

How bored do you have to be to bring something like this to court?

[@Ytpplrock]

So if the roles were reversed & it were the defendant bringing this to court saying that the plaintiff hit the child then it would be justified, huh? Oh plz….

[@anxiousqueen7705]

@@Ytpplrock yes it would. A mirror and a life are pretty different sorry you’re just learning this.

[@Godblessed2]

I’d be so worried about the child that I wouldn’t give a rats nest about my car. Insurance would take care of that. Maybe.

[@pamelahaze3211]

Or dumb as f

[@Ytpplrock]

@@anxiousqueen7705 wasn’t speaking to you so hush before I block your ass.🤫

[@seriousblond007]

This woman is just pissed off that her insurance company immediately deemed her at fault and refused to pay for it.

[@TheFlowerQueen]

It probably was the little girls fault, and i totally think I'd feel like garbage if I tried to take this to court 😅

[@kittyfan]

50 50, i would guess. A girl that young and small canNOT physically run fast and hard enough into a car's mirror to break her collarbone. Her nose, maybe but that's all. The plaintiff had to be moving faster than she said and the mirror clobbered the girl. ps Parents are financially responsible only for their kids' malicious acts...if it's an accident or negigence, they're not. If the plaintiff wishes, she can wait til the statute of limitations is almost run then sue the CHILD....a judgement is good for 10 yrs....but she'd still probably lose. cheers!

[@fjccommish]

Not me. Kid has to learn a lesson, and parents have to learn a lesson.

[@muzikkification]

@@fjccommish you're not a normal person then I guess

[@jessicarockliff3089]

@@fjccommish she did she broke her clavical, and the parents paid the medical bills. This woman needs to learn a lesson in slowing down at the school car park

[@debbiegloury3351]

@@muzikkification Yeap,no kids, no pets,no compassion...

[@RaleighLink]

I actually believe the little girl ran into the side of her car. However, be grateful that the little girl wasn’t killed and get over it.

[@Person01234]

The girl ran direct into the side of the mirror hard enough to snap it off and break her clavicle? No. The girl ran out and the forward-moving car mirror hit her, which is what caused the damage. That seems pretty clear to me.

[@toastedtoastontoast]

A small child is not strong enough to cause that kind of damage alone.

[@loriw8950]

It is very possible. A similar situation happened regarding my nephew who was walking through the addition that was being built on to the garage and he was looking at what was happening several feet away and walked right into scaffolding. The impact cracked his clavicle.

[@missyluvs87]

I have that same opinion. I believe the plaintiff, but just can't believe how heartless she is. Like she doesn't care about anything other than a stupid mirror you could replace at a junkyard!! Meanwhile, that little girl is irreplaceable!!

[@BasicYTHandle]

@@Person01234 Not even possible. If the mirror broke, the impact was on the side. If the driver hit the girl, the impact would have been in the front.

[@hikmahking5351]

The fact that JJ pays this much attention to detail is amazing. She is so smart.

[@legendarythepoet8483]

As she once told someone in court “ They don’t keep me here because I’m gorgeous they keep me here because I’m smart “ 😂😂

[@lchambers56]

If memory serves, she was a prosecutor for years, before being a judge. Detail is important.

[@pvfirefighter38]

When the little boy answered his age I was waiting for "UHHHH IS NOT AN ANSWER"

[@SavannahJ79]

Sometimes it's no one's "fault", it's simply an accident.

[@moonscar119]

I'm gonna remember that the next time I cause an accident. Like it or not damage was done to the car by the child's fault

[@shadowkissed2370]

@@moonscar119 and because the driver was not paying attention as the judge proved...

[@moonscar119]

@Shadow Kissed no no no... jj had no proof other than the proof she ignored from the crossing guard. She made her assumptions on what happened. Most of the tickets she is right. Sometimes, like in this case, she was wrong

[@shadowkissed2370]

@@moonscar119 Except she didn't, the guard said he was in front of the car 30 ft. away, and he saw the child. The lady said she was 15 ft. away and the child aimed directly for her side mirror which would be directly at her. The driver was not paying attention.

[@ScottNapolitan]

Very good point. Sometimes I think people go too far with that "Whose fault is it?" business.

[@chelbeedavis8783]

I had a child ride his bike right in front of me and I hit him. NEVER did I EVER think about my car. I just prayed he was going to be ok. I never went after the parents for the damages of my car . How ridiculous!!

[@laurenw2446]

This woman is a real keeper. Instead of being concerned with the wellbeing of the sweet little girl, she’s concerned for her MIRROR.

[@Sammy_Grace_]

Whereas its costs $20-$350 to replace/fix a side mirror. Lady looks like she owns a house and does fine. Shouldve made sure the girl was okay, and ignore the mirror first. Not that expensive lol

[@lizxu322]

​​@@Sammy_Grace_ still the kid's fault and it's a cruel place. Can't play the 'moral' card all the time. Sometimes the legal road pays out so why not? Plus she probably made sure the kid was all right, after all she bothered to learn the kid's name. She just got pissed when the kid's parents refused to pay. I'd understand that. It's not about teaching the kid a lesson but the parents a lesson: be better parents!

[@joshuaboyd2480]

@@lizxu322 soMething wrong with you you both need help

[@Kaboomboo]

I'm sure she could feel concerned for her and waited ample time for the kid to be treated. She wasn't dragging her to court while the kid was still in a neck brace!

[@MsK-xm7vw]

As Polish as you get! 😡

[@octavia8965]

I’m so disappointed in the plaintiff. Even if it were baby girl’s fault, I would still feel bad that it even happened. What is wrong with (some) humans?! I’m glad Emmy is okay!

[@lexyruse603]

Honestly I can understand the Planiff. Parents are responsible for damages their kids cause even if the kids end up hurt. However I feel like this should be an insurance thing?

[@abbiereynolds8016]

She's so cold and callous for doing this honestly.

[@isaakgusowski5078]

I will run into your house blindfolded and sue you because you decided to put your house there, that is so irresponsible! Yeah the girls life is more important but at the end of the day she jay walked and as such should pay for those damages. simply consequences

[@shoshox]

You don't know people's financial situation. If she cannot afford the mirror, she cannot! She has to get the money someway!

[@thatvalensteingirl]

@@abbiereynolds8016 Oh please, you wouldn't be calling the parent cold and callous if she were suing for damages, you'd be demanding she gets the maximum and then some. Her kid broke the mirror, she's liable. Any other case with similar litigants and details and it wouldn't have been a browbeating party, the mother would have been shamed for using her child like a prop.

[@amy2561]

This plaintiff will forever be judged on bringing this case to court.

[@lisaatkins9797]

No class or compassion

[@minanathans6005]

I'm just saying, if I were a parent at this school and I heard about this, I'd be shunning that woman at every PTA meeting from here till oblivion. Who's going to trust her anymore after hearing how callous she is towards everyone else's kids?

[@abbynormal4740]

Plaintiff, giving off massive "I DEMAND to speak to the manager" vibes... 🙄🙄

[@christineb1464]

I believe the kid ran into the side of the car. Ever seen a kid walking or running, they don't look where they are going. But it's ridiculous that this lady is going after them for a mirror

[@joywebster2678]

Trying to avoid her insurance going up!?

[@mlapointej]

​@@joywebster2678 for a 20$ part you can get from a junk yard?

[@daywalkingvampire1521]

how much you wanna bet that the mirror was already broken and she was using this as an excuse to replace the mirror

[@bertmaclen6585]

@@mlapointejcan buy a brand new side mirror for $30 bucks. She wants $600 lmao.

[@mariedewitt5033]

School crossing guard should have had better control as should driver

[@stephz0r93]

I’m just happy the little girl is ok now.. things could’ve been a lot worse.

[@thatvalensteingirl]

She learned the hard way not to run into the street

[@ScottNapolitan]

@@thatvalensteingirl The harder way, but thankfully not the hardest way.

[@stevenboucher433]

I love it when she says if you were going so slow slow slow explain the clavicle. Ownage by Judy!

[@thatvalensteingirl]

Ignorance, you mean. It only takes 10-15lbs of pressure to break that bone. Direct impact with a heavy object, oooh difficult explanation, indeed. The kid ran into a car; there's your explanation.

[@nowirehangers2815]

@@thatvalensteingirl hit by a car She was hit by a car Childrens bones don’t break that easily

[@deenikki9690]

@@nowirehangers2815 children’s bones break very easily. My son fractured his tibia in two spots after he slipped in a magazine at daycare. I had to watch the camera for confirmation.

[@nowirehangers2815]

@@deenikki9690 science declares otherwise Unless he’s malnourished. “Dee Nikki” I’d say that’s a yes.

[@KissMyLocs]

The clavicle is the easiest and most commonly broken bone in the body.

[@docfmb1]

hard to believe she wants money from this, how miserable can a person be.

[@Eros4tw]

So, from your perspective (and that of the crossing guard) a kid runs into your car and breaks a side mirror that costs a few hundred dollars to replace...and you say "Meh, I dont care!". I doubt it.

[@sage6321]

@@Eros4tw literally. These people are so stupid. “Omg plaintiff is a monster”… a monster for wanting her car fixed because of the defendant’s negligence…yeah okay.😊

[@przvany7213]

​@@Eros4tw so you're just going to ignore the fact that she was more than likely going faster than she said.. Yeah ok lol and yes! Many of us would say this was just an accident and the kid was hurt way more than my vehicle

[@LifeisLearning346]

@@Eros4tw Y'all are completely ridiculous. Seems to me like absolutely basic morality; if you are in an accident that causes a little child to be seriously, severely injured, regardless of whose fault you think it was, it is in extremely poor taste to sue the parent of that child to fix your damn car! A mirror is not as important as a child's well-being. You all need to go back to kindergarten and learn right from wrong.

[@Eros4tw]

@@przvany7213 More than likely...based on what? You think the crossing guard is lying to protect this random woman, as opposed to the kids?

[@rd24life]

Notice how the plaintiff referred to the girl as an “it” multiple times. The crossing guard is a pile of crap too

[@KYNAEVIL]

What a money grabbing nasty bit of work… It’s a mirror, be grateful the kid lived.

[@harrisonhanson2998]

This makes me wonder, had she killed the little girl would she still be in court for this same thing?!?

[@garys.1415]

This is where JJ blends moral with legal. That’s the risk you run when you put your personal issues in front of a neutral party/judge/arbiter.

[@SoulDelSol]

Our laws have a foundation in morality. We call it justice. Some things are right, some things are wrong. Do you think this was an injust outcome to not have injured 8 year old pay for car that hit her just bc she wasnt in the cross walk at her grade school?

[@ShayCat]

I absolutely love how easily she catches the lie

[@sandydog426]

If i'd injured a child, even if it wasn't my fault, I'd have an absolute come-apart. I couldn't imagine suing after learning that the child was ultimately going to be okay; I'd just be too glad that we could all move on.

[@Jmg5594]

What’s underrated is the lower third for those involved. “Claims she was moving slowly” 😂

[@kittyfan]

yeah, she HAD to be moving faster than 2 MPH....otherwise the CHILD would have seen the car and stopped. I don't think newer cars today can go that slowly....if you put the car in drive and take your feet off all the pedals, you're moving faster than 2 MPH (our car was at least 5 mph, and that was uphill. ) The woman would hane had to have been riding the brake pedal...in which case, why didn't SHE stop? You don't run over a child just because you have the right of way! And the crossing guard was 30 ft away and could see what was about to happen. All the best to you and yours!

[@coneil72]

This woman is insane. Certifiable. There is no way a child ran into an unmoving car, or a car moving 3 mph, and broke her own damn clavicle. YOU HIT HER.

[@dragames]

factually incorrect, kids break their clavicles all the time running into things, like playground equipment.

[@christinaf713]

EXACTLY!!!

[@christinaf713]

​@dragames I ran into things all the time as a kid, and also fell off things and I've never broken a single bone. Kids do not just break their clavicle by running into things🤦‍♀️🙄

[@dragames]

@@christinaf713 Oh, that's right, you are representative of everyone else. Gooootchya. don't be so quick to be willing to show how little you know.

[@nthgth]

​@@christinaf713irrelevant. It doesn't take much. I also never broke a bone as an energetic kid, but did manage to fracture one by merely breaking my fall. Never heard of anyone else doing that, but that doesn't mean it's implausible. Clavicles are small and kids can run fast.

[@notme1728]

I would’ve been more worried about the little girls well being than a mirror 🙄

[@seekeroftruth101]

I literally died at 02:08, hahah. Judge Judy is so savage!

[@ashleyquam]

I can’t believe the plaintiff seemed so unconcerned that Emmy was hurt, all she was worried about was her REPLACEABLE mirror. Emmy could have died!

[@nthgth]

Pretty sure Emmy's safety was already established long before this case

[@swoesteban5570]

This is the type of person who is dangerous in a parking lot.

[@denolog1034]

Welcome to a world 🌎 of NO empathy! What a world.

[@andrealewis8556]

If a child broke a clavicle from contact with my car I would honestly cut my losses and fix my own mirror. At the end of the day I would be distraught that the baby was hurt and wouldnt give a second thought to a mirror!

[@sophie2084]

You and any normal human being. This lady is insane and spiteful

[@basicwm9]

If this happened to me i would be concerned for the little girl not my mirror taking this to court is pretty shallow

[@nthgth]

Because this is the immediate aftermath lol

[@tshaffer9681]

If this happened to me I would have gone crazy with worry for the little girl. To heck with my mirror.

[@nthgth]

Who's to say she didn't do precisely that?

[@Afrattzz1]

@@nthgthif she was really worried she wouldn’t have taken the little girl and her mother to court over a stupid $50 mirror on a 20 year old van

[@user-lg5kz1zb4y]

Her face turning colors when Judy was grilling her says it all for me

[@jennifer_mertens]

Funnily enough, when I was younger, I saw a fellow elementary school student run into A PARKED CAR and he broke his elbow and wrist. He wasn't looking and ran straight into the car when crossing the busy school parking lot. I remember the child's parents paying to have the dent in the car door pulled out,because the car belonged to a neighbor. Kids get hurt when they run out without looking, it happens. I kind of believe this lady, it can happen, kids can be nuts😂.

[@legendarythepoet8483]

The fact that a broken mirror is more important to these people than an injured child is repulsive.

[@truenaturestormers2525]

Wow I am just glad the the girl is OK, the lady has no heart.

[@philip9566]

She’s just a neighborhood Karen. Her kids are doomed with a mom like that.

[@marilynwillett804]

No they are not doomed, they'll be fed, dressed correctly and go on to college, not prison.

[@philip9566]

@@marilynwillett804 maybe not doomed in the sense that they wouldn’t have all their basic needs met, but more so doomed to the entitled mindset that plagues children and gets worse with every generation.

[@Sohinig823]

Clearly the kid ran into the car and yes bons can break very easily...

[@KittyCurioso]

She’s still a terrible person

[@kondrasellers2740]

You still don’t take them to court little kids don’t listen we know that things like this happen she should be happy the little girl wasn’t hurt worst

[@thatvalensteingirl]

​@@kondrasellers2740 Why? She still didn't cause the accident, it's quite literally not her fault the child ran into her car.

[@nowirehangers2815]

Childrens bones do NOT break easily

[@Whydtheyaddusernames]

@@nowirehangers2815They do break more easily than adult bones.

[@meagansmith7653]

I'm sure, yes, the little girl did run into the car but the point Judge Judy was trying to make was that even if the girl did run into the car, you should be going slow enough that she wouldn't be severely hurt! You're in a school zone! Her own body running into a car would NOT cause any broken bones unless you were driving too quickly and made the injury worse. What a cruel woman

[@navajo237]

So she had to have been moving, because a stationary object cant cause serious injuries? Ha ha. I guess JJ never heard of trees taking out skiers on a regular basis then huh?

[@marissapf]

Plaintiff is a piece of work...

[@Eros4tw]

Well she brought a witness that says exactly what she said happened. What witness did the little girl bring? I guess we'll find out in Part 3, right?

[@batmanrobin2099]

How? The kid ran into her car?

[@ak8990]

Absolutely right. If a little girl ran into my car, I would be so worried about her the last thing on my mind would be suing her.

[@pisto30]

@@ak8990 Same. It's sad that so many other people seem to have different priorities.

[@pluto587]

@@ak8990exactly. In some cases you just eat the cost. This was an obvious accident. The girl didn’t maliciously run into her car to break it. If this happened to me I would just leave it be. Fix the damn mirror and move on.

[@monicavillarreal3902]

I wouldn't have taken it to Court. But you never know. Maybe the parents were blaming her so the Plaintiff is going to defend herself. Lets face it, the kid ran out and into her car.

[@Transformers2Fan1]

It's a SCHOOL ZONE. You should be watching out for kids doing exactly that. Plaintiff didn't. She isn't innocent here.

[@wrathc53]

​... So you think the mother of the two boys should of reversed without looking to avoid the girl running? You know how fast kids are? Also, how long will it take to reverse into someone else's car or kid? Either way the girl would have hit the car. All the mother of two could do is see it happen. Unless you want two colliding forces, the car door opening to stop the girl and the girl running. The girl ran fast enough to break her clavicle. Also, more than one kid. There are other children to watch out for. People are focused on everything. A child running fast at the side of the car is too fast for anyone to react to.

[@mindlessmeful]

Cant believe the Plaintiff took this to court 😭

[@Bbqchicken914]

Load up part 3!!!

[@MyHeart1955]

I was stopped at a stop light and somebody jogging ran smack into my side mirror, broke it, got hurt…. I was not charged and a court ordered jogger to pay for my side mirror. I was not ordered to pay for his injuries.

[@Bbqchicken914]

You’re talking about an adult and u weren’t in a school zone

[@varcusja]

Children are so excited when they come out of school and just want to see their parents. I think she is mad to sue for a mirror when they don't cost that much. Just glad the little girl is ok.

[@kittyfan]

Exactly!! That's why all the speed limits in neighbourhoods in Ont Canada have been dropped 10 kms per hr (about 6 mph) More kids have fewer injuries....ppl have time to stop. All the best to you and yours!!

[@terrim.9002]

Idc what everyone else says. There have been many cases where ppl lose control of their dog or don’t have it on a leash and a car hits it and in turn the car is damaged. Dogs have died etc but the person has a right to SUE the owner for their dog dancing their car. She has every right to sue for damages to her car when someone’s child runs at it, just like if she had been riding a bike and she scraped the woman’s car. Idc why everyone feels she shouldn’t be suing 🤨🤷🏽‍♀️ this woman actually brought a WHOLE witness a whole crossing guard, when JJ always asks “where’s your witness” and yet she is finding it as if it is the Plaintiffs fault.

[@aliveandhearty7321]

I don't think JJ genuinely believes it's the plaintiff fault. I think that she is just outraged that she sued. Had it been a dog off its leash, even a dead dog, her gavel would have gone down. JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFF. its the insensitivity of the case that's killing everyone. Sometimes no matter how right you are it's best to just suck it up ... black people teach their kids that all the time

[@khankrum1]

I worked in my fathers garage for twenty years and repaired a lot of crash damage vehicles. I would like to know how a 9 year old girl could do that much damage unless she was traveling at least 20 miles per hour!

[@MariusVayne85]

I believe she speed up...there's no explanation.....

[@rhondahulett9763]

Why isn't Emmy's Mom asking for medical payment?

[@leor9252]

I fractured my nose when I ran into a non moving object, so perhaps JJ does not know that two objects do not both have to be moving to cause an injury to one. Child is responsible here.

[@RXbee2]

Surprised JJ didn't call out that witness who said he was the little girls "step father" and the "defendant's boyfriend" NOT a step father without the marriage certificate in JJ's eyes.

[@2CEProductions]

Exactly! I was surprised she didn’t tell him “boyfriend” means nothing to the child.

[@Krystal-us2ml]

School zones are 25 mph, she would have had plenty of time to see this child, she was clearly speeding in a school zone. The actual bad thing about this, is she only worried her mirror and not the fact that she could have killed this child

[@mariusfacktor3597]

You break your clavicle from skiing at 30 mph or falling down the stairs. A little girl isn't going to break her own clavicle with just her body mass by running. This was the plaintiff hitting the girl with her car and then blaming the little gir. She should get her license revoked and go to jail.

[@the_maverik1299]

This is one of those rare times that judge Judy is wrong. Breaking a clavicle only requires 10lbs of pressure. It’s one of the easiest bones to break. The kid ran into the side of the vehicle. What was the driver supposed to do? See the future? Just because the victim is a kid doesn’t mean the driver is unreasonable. Think if it was a 50 year old dude jumping out into the road and hitting into the side of your car. You would be pissed.

[@batmanrobin2099]

I totally agree

[@cryospiral]

Amen.

[@snsn7251]

Agree

[@Eros4tw]

Without the crossing guard testimony, I was heavily leaning towards the Defendant. But with what he said - it seems clear that this little girl was not paying attention, crossed in an area she was not supposed to, and basically ran full speed into this womans car. Based on how this case is going, im assuming JJ will find the Plaintiff at fault, but this seems very debatable. I think ruling in the Defendants favor also sets a bad president that kids are fine to run across busy streets whenever they want. By age 9, this girl should know how to cross a street safely.

[@stephlove2172]

Absolutely agree

[@CP-ho2wj]

Holy shit, look at that mirror. The lady really hit her.

[@JoseRuiz-ng3qs]

The judge just taught the children to do whatever they want. Crazy.

[@babiijean11]

Wait, didn't she say there weren't any crossgaurds?

[@Atrus999]

The clip is like a minute, you can't go back and look again? She said the crossing guard yelled stop.

[@anndeecosita3586]

No because she said in part one that she heard him yell stop.

[@babiijean11]

​@@anndeecosita3586 I misunderstood her when she said "There was not a crossguard standing over there" @4:11 in part 1.

[@babiijean11]

@@Atrus999 You have a heavy chip on your shoulder, don't you?

[@Mary-pg3lu]

😂sit down!!

[@krga94c]

I've never known for judge Judy to be so wrong about a case. She literally subverted every fact, including an eye witness that substantiated that the child literally ran into the side of her car, which would have caused the injury even if the car was parked.

[@thebonejarmer5480]

I was thinking the exact same thing. I mean, I even almost feel heartless after reading all the comments siding with the kid. Don't take me wrong. That she got injured is really bad and I am truthfully glad she recovered from it. But with all due respect, the fact is and remains that she broke someone else's property and I also think the defendant should have taken responsibility and paid for the costs. I mean, if the kid didn't got injured I am certain everyone would agree that the plaintiff is in her right. But now a cute kid got hurt and everyone is all like "HoW DaRe YoU SuE HeR!!".

[@moonscar119]

​@@thebonejarmer5480 100% my thoughts exactly

[@kittyfan]

the eye witness was double the distance of the car from the child, and could see what was about to happen when the girl stepped off the curb. If the woman in the car really was going 2 MPH she had plenty of time to stop before hitting the kid. You don't run down a little girl just because you have the right of way! Also, i think they tape the segments and then shorten them to fit the time. Parents are only financially responsible for a child's malicious acts.....not carelessness or negligence....everywhere in the US and canada. If the girl had picked up a rock and smashed the mirror off the car, mom would have been liable. As it was, it was a child being careless.....the Plaintiff would have lost the case anyways. Cheers!

[@kittyfan]

@@thebonejarmer5480 the eye witness was double the distance of the car from the child, and could see what was about to happen when the girl stepped off the curb. If the woman in the car really was going 2 MPH she had plenty of time to stop before hitting the kid. You don't run down a little girl just because you have the right of way! Also, i think they tape the segments and then shorten them to fit the time. Parents are only financially responsible for a child's malicious acts.....not carelessness or negligence....everywhere in the US and canada. If the girl had picked up a rock and smashed the mirror off the car, mom would have been liable. As it was, it was a child being careless.....the Plaintiff would have lost the case anyways. Cheers!

[@krga94c]

​@@kittyfan You stated "stop before hitting the kid", as though SHE hit the kid. You overlooking as did Judge Judy, that it was the kid who hit her, not the other way around. Even if the driver was fully stopped, the kid still ran into the side of her car (which she would have), whose fault would it be? If you were in a parking lot going straight, and car who wasn't looking ran into the side of your car, who's fault would it be??? You're telling me you would get out and say, "Sorry, this my fault you that weren't looking and ran into me" ???

[@damionbujan6218]

Judge Judy took an emotional standpoint instead of a legal one here. Just because the plaintiff shouldn't have sued doesn't mean she was not in her legal rights to.

[@michelleb3119]

I'd sue too! I've had enough of the parents and their kids in the drop off lane.

[@ashleymarie6585]

JJ handled this one extremely poorly. To think that it’s impossible for a child to run into a car without it being the drivers fault. 😂 get wrecked

[@whosaidthat9265]

She hasn’t even made the final ruling

[@thatvalensteingirl]

​@@whosaidthat9265 It's an old case; we already know the ruling.

[@whosaidthat9265]

@@thatvalensteingirl so you memorized all of the outcomes to JJs cases? 🙄 ok 👌🏽 congratulations. I know the case is old.

[@aherrera5196]

@@whosaidthat9265i think what they were trying to tell you is plausible. Some episodes stick with people their whole lives. I know I have a few I think about time and time again. I don’t think there was a need to get upset about their comment.

[@whosaidthat9265]

@@aherrera5196 upset? Please go find a hobby. Maybe you and your comment buddy can find some business. All I said was at the time the OP was made part 3 wasn’t available. Simple. Y’all are lame af 😂

[@missyrose2154]

Plaintiff is cold af caring so much about a mirror instead of the child’s serious injuries . Just replace the mirror and thank god the baby wasn’t killed

[@croach2194]

Mirrors collapse when you hit them. They have done so for decades. What kind of person sues a child whose clavicle was broken by the mirror on the person's car. How could the person not have seen her.

[@sunshineland]

Judge Judy already had the judgment in mind about this case. However, I think the little girl did cause the accident and her mother should have offered to pay for the mirror on the spot.

[@nthgth]

Now hang on. Does JJ really think a 9-year-old girl can't run fast enough to injure her clavicle? Against even a stationary car? C'mon, Judy.

[@Alexisadelina]

The Car wasn’t stationary. The plaintiff said she was driving very slowly. I would argue that the girl didn’t run into the car, she ran out into the street. Thankfully the cross guard was paying attention and when he yelled STOP! (Like the plaintiff had testified) the girl hesitated giving her enough time to avoid being hit by the plaintiffs front bumper but not enough time to avoid being hit by the side view mirror. The plaintiff hit the girl with her side view mirror breaking her clavicle.

[@tonylawlor8833]

That woman is one nasty piece of work, trying to blame the kid for injuries she caused, I feel sorry for her kids.

[@GirlfriendNinja]

There is no amount of words that make this lawsuit make sense.

[@Maziko_Lee]

The crossing guard's testimony was valuable 👍

[@chopkong]

Judge Judy is ruling from her heart and not from her mind. This kid caused damage to the plaintiffs car. She's not suing the child, she's suing the parent of the girl.

[@OOOGhost-girlOOOshhhhh]

If the girl had died ,the plaintiff would had more then just a broken mirror to worry about..

[@chopkong]

@@OOOGhost-girlOOOshhhhh She didn't die. She was in the episode. If a drunk driver plowed into your car and totaled your car, and the drunk driver died, would you simply let it go? Of course not, you would want to be paid for damages! Don't be ignorant!

[@OOOGhost-girlOOOshhhhh]

@@chopkong , You didn’t read my comment I said IF she had died just as JJ explained in part 3 …. Drunk driving has nothing to do with this case(thankfully) ….a car mirror replacement isn’t cheap and that’s why she was trying to sue the mother I’ve seen this case before though.

[@chopkong]

@@OOOGhost-girlOOOshhhhh Are you really this dense? The drunk driver would be negligent, just like the little girl...negligent. The fact that she got hurt has no bearing on negligence. Her family is still liable, just like the drunk driver would be, regardless of whether they got hurt or killed. Your argument is illogical.

[@jeswainston]

This plaintiff…good grief … what a Karen

[@alvarosalandy7969]

I have this show to thank for my new developed ability to detect a Karen!

[@catherinehanner284]

I hope all her family, friends and fellow parents see this and make a judgement on this woman as a human being.

[@neekogregory1885]

I still can’t believe she went to court with evidence to pay for a broken mirror how broke and petty do you have to be to take a child to court she doesn’t have a single empathetic bone in her body if it was her kid she’ll be furious to go to court for a broken mirror

[@MotleyJew91]

Couldn’t it be argued you are of the same caliber of individual and aren’t being empathetic towards the woman with the vehicle. What if she is a single mother, taking care of twins, living paycheck to paycheck, can only afford liability insurance. Do you not have empathy for her two boys? What so they just shouldn’t eat for a few weeks so the mom can fork over $600 for a mirror someone elses child broke? How petty do you have to be that when your child breaks something, because they didn’t follow safety rules, you think the person who stuff your child broke should pay for it?

[@neekogregory1885]

@@MotleyJew91 if you can’t afford $600 and your a parent of two I question your motivation and what you’ve been doin

[@angiel3693]

⁠@@neekogregory1885 “The survey revealed that 36% of all Americans have absolutely no savings at all, and another 19% have less than $1,000 saved. Just 45% of all Americans have $1,000 or more in savings. “

[@SoulDelSol]

​@@MotleyJew91they're not going to not eat. There are loans and payment plans if she doesnt have any savings. But anyway that's what she gets for hitting and injuring a child with her car. Just bc someone isn't in a cross walk doesnt mean you can run them down. If you saw someone who wasnt in a cross walk it sounds like you would think "I'll just hit them with my car and then have them pay for it". I know it was an accident and accidents happen. That's why she should have had coverage on her vehicle. It's unfortunate but 600$ for a side view mirror pales in comparison to a bleeding broken boned 8 year old girl on ground. If she was that hard up you can get them at junk yard

[@CheyenneMarket]

Little kids sometimes lack focus and patience, their brains are still developing and they don’t have the same capacity for reason that adults do. Which is why it is every adult’s responsibility to watch out for impulsive kids in a school zone.

[@susanstribe4914]

Sit Down 😂😂

[@jemmaj2919]

Taylor is so Adorable 😍🥰

[@j2zel]

It doesn't matter how slow she was going. The little girl could have injured herself even if she ran into a parked car.

[@christen1709]

I can't believe that she wants the mirror paid for. The girl was almost killed.

[@MrCamp]

She had the crossing guard come in as a witness too!!!!! Oh my god, what a loon.

[@Dexters.LaBOREatory]

A deer hit my coworkers car. It smacked right into the side of her door. And yes, there were deer crossing signs everywhere. Her insurance paid for it, because she didn't hit the deer, it hit her. The childs mother is liable for her childs misguided judgment. Nobody cares that she hurt herself doing something tht she shouldn't have been doing. What you're saying to that child is your actions have no consequences.

[@user-vz7ey2qy2j]

Do you think this woman's insurance refused to cover it or was the woman not willing to pay her deductible? A deer crossing is quite different than a school parking lot. The purpose of the deer crossing is not to protect the deer, it's to keep the driver aware because at 60 mph it could result in the death of the driver. In a school parking lot, it's to prevent a child from dying. When I'm at the grocery store, I go crazy slowly because I know that there are potential children that may pop out of nowhere. Schools are the same way. Children don't always have the ability to understand why a situation is dangerous, so it's up to the adults to protect them.

[@justprettycarly]

I think a lot of people are missing the point here. The kid was not at a crosswalk she was essentially J-Walking… if the accident was her fault and the plaintiff wants her mom to pay for the broken mirror that’s her right! All of this could’ve been avoided had the child cross when it was her turn… thankfully, she didn’t lose her life

[@nondescriptnyc]

I agree in spirit, and the girl, I am sure, was the primary cause of this entire incident. However, here is the BIG one: Even if a pedestrian were jaywalking, that does not indemnify the driver for personal injury because the “due care and attention” clause applies even OUTSIDE of the crosswalk! So, even if the girl were the precipitator of the entire incident, the driver is likely to be held liable for injuries at least to a degree and, given that backdrop, suing the injured party for a broke mirror on a beat up minivan would not make the plaintiff look very good.

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

@@nondescriptnyc You are wrong. Don't cross the street outside the cross lines because then you put yourself and the driver at danger. Many cases where people [adults] did that ended up with them being at mistake. Just because she was a young child, doesn't mean she was right or her mom isn't responsible. We should teach children that their mistakes lead to consequences not free of charge .

[@nondescriptnyc]

@@ABirdOnTheMoonOkay. Good luck arguing that in the court of law.

[@K10wNs-Shed]

Falling and sticking your arm out to stop yourself falling is enough to break your clavicle and is usually the way kids break them. It wouldn't have mattered if the car had been stopped and she ran into it, then bounced back and put her arm out as she fell, she still would have broken it, and likely the car mirror.

[@patriciarios5982]

😂 She is so funny WHO R U SIT DOWN 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jdsiv3]

The little girl definitely ran smack into the side of that woman's car. It is unfortunate that she got injured by JJ just doesn't want to believe it. She is dismissive of the witness because he didn't tell her what she wanted to hear.

[@treypierce74]

Yes I agree. It's totally possible to run 🏃‍♀️ smack into a wall a tree 🌳 a door or a parked car as a kid or an adult and break a bone.

[@thatvalensteingirl]

​@@treypierce74 a kid in my apartment complex fell off a curb and broke her wrist; we're invincible until we're not.

[@jeffw1267]

I broke my clavicle(s) on four separate occasions when I was a little boy. The impact doesn't have to be too hard if you hit it just right.

[@svetlanagutierrez5347]

I am the girl that got hit, I looked both ways many times. The first car on my left let me pass, I looked left and right, didn't see anyone. Then as I walked out, I heard a car accelerate and I was on the ground.

[@nw22122]

Pedestrians always have the right of way even when they’re in the wrong. Especially with children and especially in a school zone! Sucks but that’s how it is.

[@nthgth]

The what now?

[@nw22122]

@@nthgth the right of way?

[@franwoodsnaturalqueen9349]

Most times, I agree with JJ. However, this time I don't. I broke my clavicle as a child. I was running and not paying attention and ran into a fence. I fell backwards on the ground, not realizing that my clavicle was broken. My grandmother noticed that I was not moving, picked me up and my shoulders shifted. It is possible that the child ran into a car that was not moving, or moving very slow and broke her clavicle.

[@jackhammer9775]

Are you kidding me! Go find $125 and get your mirror fixed. Your being petty!!

[@MikeB-Android-Teacher]

I really don't believe she was going slow. No way she caused all that damage going just 2mph i doubt it unless that little girl is capable of running at 10mph or something..

[@anxiousqueen7705]

Exactly not only the kid got a broken bone but the mirror broke off

[@monicavillarreal3902]

Those schools are bumper to bumper when picking up a child. I'm pretty the kid ran out into the vehicle.

[@MikeB-Android-Teacher]

@@monicavillarreal3902 - I think what happened was Emy ran into the front quarter panel where the front tire is and because the defendant was going much faster than 2mph the mirror wacked her in the face hence the stitches breaking the mirror and then knocking her to the ground but that would still mean she should have seen her..

[@pattimueller2291]

You can tell the girl’s mother hasn’t taught her a thing!!

[@kittyfan]

nah, i'm with Janice, the next comment. Kids just get so excited when they're let out of school that they don't think....they just run into the road. That's why all the speed limits in neighbourhoods in ONtario have been dropped 10 kms (about 6 mph) More kids live longer.

[@ems901]

Lol wow shit happens. Like they teach you in drivers ed… if you see a ball come onto the road, always expect a child behind it. Kids don’t have the forethought like adults do.

[@Kaboomboo]

@@kittyfan So what? she was being a brat and her mom was being a cheap ass trying to sue for the injuries that were dismissed because she did the wrong thing. The girl is 100% at fault for her own injuries and Plaintiff should've been compensated.

[@bryansmith6939]

LMAO…. They thought they had it in the bag with the crossing guard witness but JJ said… “all these adults and y’all didn’t see the child… in a school area ???” Nahhh 😂

[@bilalahmed2123]

Ms Robin is seriously a class act. Bringing a lawsuit for her mirror, when she could have been sued quite harshly for hitting the little girl

[@weasledude]

If my kid breaks something I'm responsible for fixing it.

[@nthgth]

Unless that something was another adult's vehicle, apparently.

[@TangentialShark]

Just because the person that got the worst of the impact was the little girl doesn't mean the other party isn't entitled to have their damages paid for. By the way, children break their clavicles all the time, especially in contact sports like tackle football and soccer. A child running full speed into the side of a car can definitely cause that injury, even if the car was not moving.