The Commonwealth Court has vacated a $250,000 verdict against SEPTA because the plaintiff failed to sufficiently demonstrate liability under the jerk-and-jolt doctrine.
The case is one in a long line of rulings explicating a test that the court said is “difficult to meet,” requiring plaintiffs to show an extraordinary or exceptional movement by a vehicle contributed to their injuries.
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