The trial over a notorious New Year's Day box-cutter slashing in Nanticoke began Monday with a no-show by plaintiff Jennifer Mieczkowski, prompting Luzerne County Judge Lesa Gelb to dismiss the civil lawsuit alleging the now-defunct Prospect Street Cafe and its owner Paul Halliday were negligent in the gruesome slashing that severely injured the 34-year-old Nanticoke resident in 2012. Mieczkowski's Kingston-based attorney, David J. Selingo, said he was at a loss to explain the absence of his client, who previously testified against Halliday before the state Liquor Control Board and against a woman charged with assault in her case.
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