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Kochmer v. Hopfner, PICS Case No. 17-0168 (C.P. Philadelphia Jan. 12, 2017) Massiah-Jackson, J. (14 pages).

By | February 17, 2017
Plaintiff failed to establish that the actions of the defendant driver more likely than not were the cause of the injuries plaintiff sustained. The court found sufficient evidence in the record to support the jury's verdict that plaintiff was 60 percent causally liable for his injures. Motion for new trial denied.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Secci v. United Independent Taxi Drivers, Inc.

By | February 16, 2017
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ruling Puts Insurance Provider on the Hook for Company's Alcohol-Consuming Driver

The Eleventh Circuit had to decide which of two conflicting rulings took precedent.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tesla v. Neshannock Twp. et al., PICS Case No. 17-0127 (C.P. Lawrence Jan. 19, 2017) Motto, J. (17 pages).

By | February 10, 2017
Township was not entitled to summary judgment in auto accident case where it had constructive notice that stop sign was missing prior to the time of the accident in which plaintiffs were injured.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rear-Ender Did Not Precipitate Injuries, Defense Contended

By | February 09, 2017
On July 28, 2012, plaintiff Margaret Luzier, a graphic designer in her late 40s, was rear-ended while stopped in traffic on Robinson Town Centre Boulevard, in Pittsburgh. She had been driving a sedan, which was struck by a Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Medina v. GEICO Indemnity Company

By | February 08, 2017
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Attorneys Will Push for Fees, Interest After $1.1M Verdict for Woman Struck Pumping Gas

Plaintiffs attorneys said they would seek fees under one Georgia statute and prejudgment interest under another after a jury found the operators of an Athens convenience store liable for $1.1 million in damages for an injured gas pump patron.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

No Time to React: Summary Judgment for the Motorist Faced With Sudden Danger

Montgomery L. Effinger writes that vehicle operators whose time to respond to unpredictable behaviors of other drivers or pedestrians is mere seconds or less may obtain summary judgment prior to trial under the common law "emergency doctrine." But even when a time lapse of one to two seconds establishes that the driver played no role in creation of the underlying accident, other factors may be found to raise a question of fact as to the reasonableness of the driver's response, thereby resulting in denial of summary judgment.
21 minute read

Daily Report Online

Woman Hit by Officer Who Ran Stop Sign Awarded $525K by Swainsboro Jury

A jury awarded $525,000 to a woman injured when an Emanuel County sheriff's deputy ran a stop sign and hit her SUV. The deputy was on duty but was not en route to an emergency at the time of the 2011 wreck.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Brown v. Williams

By | January 31, 2017
County Fails to Establish Non-Criminal Vehicle Owner Aided Son's Conduct; Forfeiture Denied
3 minute read

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