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New York Law Journal

Crane Damages, Even Reduced, Still Could Be a 'Game-Changer'

A Manhattan appeals court has more than cut in half the wrongful death damages awarded to the families of two men killed in a horrific 2008 crane collapse, but lawyers for the families, as well as defense counsel, said the remaining amounts awarded may still be groundbreaking, especially in the area of pre-impact terror damages.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Lewicki v. Romec, Inc., PICS Case No. 17-1338 (C.P. Monroe July 6, 2017 Williamson, J. (15 pages).

Under the Gist of Action Doctrine, plaintiffs were barred from pursuing their claims of failure to perform in a workmanlike manner/negligence against defendants since the alleged negligence arose out of a duty created by a contractual relationship. The court granted defendants' preliminary objections in part.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Baird v. Smiley et al, PICS Case No. 17-1344 (Pa. Super. Aug. 18, 2017) Ransom, J. (17 pages).

The trial court did not err in granting the defendant general contractor's motion for nonsuit at the close of plaintiff's case and before all defendants offered their evidence where the other defendants in the case did not plan to offer evidence of the contractor's liability. The court affirmed an order granting the general contractor non-suit.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

A $150 Billion Misfire: How Forecasters Got Irma Damage So Wrong

Twenty miles may have made a $150 billion difference.Estimates for the damage Hurricane Irma would inflict on Florida kept mounting as it made its devastating sweep across the Caribbean. It was poised to be the costliest U.S. storm on record. Then something called the Bermuda High intervened and tripped it up.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

2 huge cranes atop Miami high-rises collapse in Irma's winds

The cranes were among two dozen such heavyweight hazards looming over the city skyline as the monster storm powered across the state.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Global Modular, Inc. v. Kadena Pacific, Inc.

C.A. 4th; E063551 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment. The court held that the trial court erred in granting…
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Construction Sites Secured Ahead of Hurricane Irma

Construction crews maneuvered cranes and dismantled scaffolding with Hurricane Irma threatening South Florida.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Murray v. Southern Route Maritime SA

9th Cir.; 14-36056 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that a vessel owner has a duty to take reasonable steps to inspect the vessel…
2 minute read

The Recorder

Cortez v. Doty Bros. Equipment Company

C.A. 2nd; B275255 The Second Appellate District dismissed an appeal and granted in part a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that the death…
5 minute read

The Recorder

Pulte Home Corporation v. American Safety Indemnity Company

C.A. 4th; D070478 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment. The court held that ambiguities in the parties’…
3 minute read

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