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Commonwealth Court Rules Out-of-State Transit Agency Protected From Suit in Pennsylvania

The precedential decision is the first from a Pennsylvania appeals court interpreting a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that strengthened sovereign immunity between states, according to Jessica Anderson of Anderson & Shah, who represented NJ Transit.
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The Legal Intelligencer

$1.25M Deal for County Employee Struck by Vehicle While Mowing

On Nov. 6, 2019, plaintiff Ernest Milner, 49, was operating a ride-on lawnmower, in the course and scope of his employment with a department of Delaware County. He was on the shoulder of Old Forge Road in Media. The rear of his mower was struck by the front of a sport utility vehicle driven by William Kozlowski. Milner claimed head injuries and spinal fractures.
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Daily Report Online

Autoliv Settles Ga. Seat Belt Product Liability Case for $56M, Half of Verdict Amount

"It took too long, but this is a great result for the Andrews family," James E. "Jim" Butler Jr., a partner with Butler Prather in Atlanta and the lead plaintiff attorney, said in a news release.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Post-Crash Complaints Were Due to Prior Knee Surgery: Defense

On May 27, 2018, plaintiff Carrie Hardy, 20, was a rear-seat passenger in a vehicle that was traveling on Clay Pike Road at its intersection with Robbins Station Road, in Irwin. The vehicle's rear driver's side was struck by the front of a vehicle driven by Kendally Carlson.
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Texas Lawyer

But Did They Ratify It? Determining Employer Liability For an Employee's Acts

An employer's continued retention of an employee after wrongdoing is not conclusive evidence of the employer's ratification of the employee's bad acts, but it is one of the factors a jury may consider.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff's Brain Damage Not Due to Sideswipe Collision: Defense

On Aug. 11, 2018, plaintiff Carol Gaines, 61, was driving east on Girard Avenue, toward its intersection with Columbia Avenue, in Philadelphia. Gaines was involved in a sideswipe collision with a vehicle driven by Crystal Engel.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Out-of-Control Turo Car's Crash Leads to $1.6 Million Settlement in Middlesex

Car sharing platform Turo and its insurance carrier made the final payment in March of a $1.6 million settlement in a Middlesex County insurance dispute,…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Defense: Plaintiff's Spinal Injuries Unrelated to Accident

On Dec. 2, 2020, plaintiff Edward Barnard, 55, was parked in a parking spot along Providence Road, near its intersection with North Jackson Street, in Media. The rear of his pickup truck was struck by a vehicle driven by Melody Steiger. Barnard claimed neck and back injuries.
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New Jersey Law Journal

$1.65 Million Settlement Reached for 78-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit by Bus

  A $1.65 million settlement was reached in a Hudson County lawsuit, Gonzalez v. Quick Transit Management, for a 78-year-old woman who was…
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Connecticut Law Tribune

8 Times More Than Offer: Lawyers Clinch Verdict in T-Bone Vehicle-Collision Case

"Much of our practice is not based on medical bills or based on diagnosis," Mohan Sreenivasan said. "Our focus is to present to the jury what effects these injuries have on activities of daily living. ... We really embrace the jury charge that you have to put the plaintiff back to where they were if this negligence never occurred."
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