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Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford Man Gets $425,000 in Freak Car Accident

A 54-year-old Hartford man who was the victim of a freak accident in which a van tumbled onto his car has settled his lawsuit for $425,000.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Partlow v. Gray, PICS Case No. 17-1007 (Pa. Super. June 15, 2017) Dubow, J. (10 pages).

Evidence of defendant's bloodshot eyes and lethargic behavior, BAC test results, and expert testimony using results to extrapolate defendant's BAC and its impact on fitness to drive at the time of the accident were cumulatively sufficient to constitute admissible evidence of defendant's intoxication and fitness to drive. Judgment affirmed.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Wood v. Deschamps, 61974

Court Declines to Find Driver Should Reasonably Have Foreseen Loss of Control in Snow Storm
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Man Seriously Injured in Crash Gets $425,000

Attorneys for a 48-year-old Wethersfield man who suffered injuries that required surgery following a November 2013 car crash have agreed on a $425,000 settlement. The injured driver has also received $240,000 in workers' compensation because he had been driving a company vehicle. The workers' compensation claim remains open.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Oliver v. Irvello, PICS Case No. 17-0984 (Pa. Super. June 13, 2017) Lazarus, J. (11 pages).

Plaintiff was not a prevailing party and therefore not entitled to entry of the verdict in his favor where he was required to prove he suffered a serious bodily injury but failed to do so. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed in part.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pedestrian Asserted Officer Failed to Yield at Intersection

On Sept. 30, 2015, plaintiff Deborah Joers, 64, a nurse and hospital executive, was walking across Chestnut Street, at the intersection with South Juniper Street, in Center City, Philadelphia. She was in the crosswalk on the east side of the intersection when a car heading south on Juniper Street turned left onto Chestnut and struck her on the left side of her body.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Takata Faces Conn. Wrongful Death Suit Over Defective Air Bag

The lawsuit claims a Connecticut woman was seriously injured and killed when her air bag "exploded" during an accident.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyer Nets $125,000 Settlement for His Mother Injured in Crash

Adrian Baron said he usually recommends not representing family members, but this case was different.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Zubillaga v. Allstate Indemnity Company

C.A. 4th; G052603 The Fourth Appellate District reversed a judgment. The court held that an insurer was not entitled to rely on the genuine dispute doctrine…
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Govel

Parties Denied Judgment in Interpleader Suit Over ERISA Governed Life Policy's Proceeds
2 minute read

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