he's done everything for you
you've done nothing for him
In a venerable county courthouse, the Rick Springfield trial posed a decidedly 21st century issue.
A comment left on a website led to a mistrial in the 2004 injury lawsuit against the 1980s pop icon. Vicki Calcagno, 43, of Liverpool, claimed that Springfield fell on her during a 2004 State Fair concert.
The trial was headed to a jury today when state Supreme Court Justice Anthony Paris declared a mistrial due to the new evidence on social media.
He noted that social media wasn't even a player nine years ago, when the injury reportedly happened. The people who came forward may not have even known the trial existed until media coverage this week.
This is the first time in Central New York history a trial so close to jury deliberations was thrown out due to social media, according to a state court official.
It's a whole new game regarding admitting evidence from social media," said Gerard Neri
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