By Charles Toutant | April 9, 2019
A case where a combination of dog urine and condominium stairs lacking a slip-resistant surface is alleged to have led to serious injury was reinstated by a New Jersey appeals court.
By Verdict Search | April 8, 2019
A judge issued a directed verdict to a floor-cleaning contractor for lack of proof of a dangerous condition.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David M. Godosky | April 4, 2019
Should the Court of Appeals wish to hold that tenants may also have a duty to third parties for the failure to maintain the sidewalk under a contractual agreement, in its application or expansion of 'Espinal', it is, of course, free to do so. However, to allow an owner, even an out-of-possession owner, to be relieved of its statutory duty and pass it completely to a third party is anathema to the statutory language and intent of Administrative Code §7-210 and would undoubtedly make our City's sidewalks less safe.
By Katheryn Tucker | April 1, 2019
“The Court agrees with QuikTrip that there were no prior incidents that were sufficient to put QuikTrip or any of its employees on notice of the allegedly dangerous condition of not having a security guard on weekday nights,” ruled Senior Judge Clarence Cooper.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lisa L. Gokhulsingh | March 29, 2019
This article analyzes a case that will be before the New York Court of Appeals, 'He v. Troon', in which the issue is whether an out-of-possession landlord has a non-delegable duty under Administrative Code §7-210 where the condition complained of involves snow and ice.
By Charles Toutant | Suzette Parmley | David Gialanella | March 28, 2019
Three physicians accused of failing to promptly treat a patient's heart condition agreed on March 6 to a $2.35 million settlement in an Ocean County…
By Max Mitchell | March 28, 2019
A roofer who suffered a brain injury and numerous fractures after falling through a skylight has won a nearly $25 million verdict.
By Katheryn Tucker | March 26, 2019
John Mabrey and Matthew Stoddard tried the case together for a former Hunton & Williams lawyer who hit her head on a fire sprinkler pipe hanging five feet over the sidewalk next to a parking space.
By Greg Land | March 25, 2019
Customers and employees had been robbed in the parking lot prior to the shooting.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 22, 2019
A state appellate court has upheld a ruling that The College of New Jersey couldn't be held liable for injuries sustained by a worker during a trench collapse on campus.
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