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Jury Sides With Woman Who Lost Leg in Bus Accident

By | October 20, 2016
On June 6, 2014, plaintiff Joan Grove, 59, an accountant, was struck by a bus while walking across Montour Way at Sixth Avenue, in Pittsburgh.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Hernandez v. Chekenian

By | October 20, 2016
Settling Co-defendant Charge Not Given Where Party Settled Before Trial
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Awards $9.7M to Family of Driver in Wreck on Rainy I-16

A Twiggs County jury awarded more than $9.7 million to the family of a man killed on a rain-slicked Middle Georgia interstate, finding the state Department of Transportation liable for $7.3 million of the judgment.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Vinciguerra v. Tunstall, PICS Case No. 16-1262 (Pa. Super. Sept. 23, 2016) (memorandum) Platt, J. (14 pages).

By | October 14, 2016
Trial court properly dismissed appellant's action against appellee driver of other car in an automobile accident because appellee died before the action was filed, the statute of limitations had expired, there was no evidence to show fraudulent concealment to toll the statute of limitations and appellant's own lack of diligence precluded applying the relation back doctrine. Affirmed.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

US Supreme Court to Eye Tribal Employee Immunity in Casino Driver's Case

Tort lawsuits against employees of Native American tribes may be on the rise, but a case that the U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear could put an end to those claims.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jones v. Ott, PICS Case No. 16-1214 (Pa. Super. Sept. 27, 2016) (memorandum) Olson, J. (10 pages).

By | October 11, 2016
Appellant waived her appellate issue with respect to jury instructions, where there was no record of the charging conference to establish whether appellant objected to the trial court's instructions. Judgment affirmed.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law & Practice

From trigger, to consent, to offsets, to stacking, it is all there for the taking, along with a chapter containing the forms, charts and regulations that practitioners need to be close at hand.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Finds Highway Crash Did Not Cause Serious Injuries

By | September 29, 2016
On July 8, 2012, plaintiff Mary Alexander, 60, was rear-ended by another car in stop-and-go traffic on Interstate 76, in Philadelphia. She claimed injuries to her neck, back and knee, resulting in a serious impairment of a bodily function.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Webb v. Volvo Cars of N. Am. LLC, PICS Case No. 16-1153 (Pa. Super. Sept. 9, 2016) Stabile, J. (25 pages).

By | September 23, 2016
Trial court erred in its jury instructions in action based on negligence and strict liability claims arising from a death in an automobile accident. Vacated and remanded.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Defendant's Back Injuries Pre-existed Crash, Jury Finds

By | September 22, 2016
On Oct. 10, 2012, plaintiff Carmelo Vargas, in his late 60s, was rear-ended while stopped at a red light on Susquehanna Road, at the intersection with Jericho Road, in Abington. He was in a Chevrolet sedan when it was struck by a Nissan sedan driven by Deborah Maria Gormley. He claimed back injuries, which resulted in a serious impairment of a bodily function.
6 minute read

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