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Yohaira Galindez v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority et al.

No. 2024-0219-Appeal.Rhode Island Supreme Court

Yohaira Galindez v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority et al.7/30/2026 4:00:00 AM;2026-07-30T04:00:00Z2024-0219-Appeal.In this negligence action, the plaintiff, Yohaira Galindez, appealed from a jury verdic…

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Yohaira Galindez v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority et al.7/30/2026 4:00:00 AM;2026-07-30T04:00:00Z2024-0219-Appeal.In this…

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October 4, 2026
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Yohaira Galindez v. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority et al.7/30/2026 4:00:00 AM;2026-07-30T04:00:00Z2024-0219-Appeal.In this negligence action, the plaintiff, Yohaira Galindez, appealed from a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA). Galindez alleged that in 2016 she had sustained injuries while riding a RIPTA bus due to the driver’s negligent operation of the vehicle. Before the Supreme Court, Galindez set forth eleven assignments of error, arguing that the trial justice erred in: six evidentiary rulings; allowing RIPTA to amend its answer at the eleventh hour; dismissing a juror; rendering a prejudicial answer to a question from the jury;…

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