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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.
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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
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The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Asserts Car Accident Aggravated Spine Condition

By | January 26, 2017
On March 19, 2015, plaintiff Miriam Thompson, in her mid-40s, was sideswiped on Spruce Street at 11th Street, in Center City, Philadelphia. She had been traveling in the right lane of Spruce Street when her 2001 Oldsmobile sedan was struck by a Ford Econoline van that had been in the left lane and attempted to turn right at the intersection. She claimed neck and back injuries.
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Daily Report Online

High-Low Deal in Nursing Student Crash Case Means No Appeal on $15M Award

A nursing student, one of two survivors in a multivehicle accident that left five more young women dead, was awarded $15 million on Friday. A confidential high-low agreement means there will be no appeal and moots a separate trial on punitive damages.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Lingham v. Faison, PICS Case No. 17-0069 (Pa. Super. Jan. 11, 2017) (memorandum) Shogan, J. (9 pages).

By | January 20, 2017
The trial court properly precluded an expert medical witness' opinion testimony regarding the reasonableness and necessity of a procedure where the expert lacked any particularized knowledge of the procedure and could not identify the standard of care. Judgment affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Driver Blames Car Accident for Harm To Neck and Back

By | January 19, 2017
On Feb. 26, 2015, Tiffany Frazier, 30, was broadsided while driving on Franklin Mills Circle road, in Philadelphia.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Seatbelt Maker Not Liable for Alleged Design Flaw, Judge Rules

A federal judge has tossed out a wrongful death suit based on an alleged design flaw in a seatbelt, ruling that that company's involvement in designing and testing the belt was not sufficient to maintain the claim.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Rohe v. Vinson, PICS Case No. 17-0038 (Pa. Super. Dec. 28, 2016) Gantman, P. J. (26 pages).

By | January 13, 2017
Trial court erred in denying motorcyclist's motion in limine to preclude evidence of his alcohol consumption in his suit arising from a traffic accident because the evidence did not establish a degree of intoxication reasonably demonstrating motorcyclist's unfitness to drive and the admission of the testimony was not harmless error. Reversed and remanded.
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Corporate Counsel

VW Reaches Proposed $4.3 Billion Deal With DOJ

Germany's Volkswagen Group said Tuesday it has negotiated a "concrete draft" of a criminal settlement worth $4.3 billion with U.S. prosecutors over its emissions cheating scandal.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court to Mull UM Arbitration Preservation

Is an unopposed demand for arbitration enough to toll the statute of limitations for bringing an uninsured motorist claim that is subject to mandatory arbitration, or does an arbitration petition need to be filed with a court?
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