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New York Law Journal

Hazard Vehicles: When Does Reckless Disregard Standard Apply?

Kenneth E. Pitcoff and Kevin G. Faley write: Some might be surprised to discover just how much protection is afforded to those who operate hazard vehicles, such as street sweepers and snowplows—even more than that provided to police vehicles and ambulances. Recently, courts have continued to expand protections for these hazard vehicles by broadening the interpretation of the "actually engaged in work" language and liberally interpreting what behavior should be considered reckless.
21 minute read

Daily Report Online

First Trial Ends With Brawling Jurors, Second With a Defense Verdict

A few months after a jury room fight caused a mistrial in a highway wreck case, a Clayton County jury returned a defense verdict for the John Doe driver who was accused of causing the wreck.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Chamber Sides With Nationwide Insurance Over Bad-Faith Judgment

Following an $8.1 million judgment against Nationwide Insurance, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on the side of the insurer in asking the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reign in what it describes as a rising tide of "set-up cases" engineered by lawyers using time-limited policy demands to gin up "bad faith" judgment claims against insurers.
14 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Candid Camera, Police Style

As an attorney defending drivers in DWI cases, I look to the video, whether mobile, body cam, in-station or from a pole outside a 7-Eleven store, to find out what really happened.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Abedinaj v. Marc, PICS Case No. 16-0997 (C.P. Philadelphia June 14, 2016) Keogh, S.J. (9 pages).

By | August 19, 2016
Appeal from jury verdict in favor of defendant alleged that expert witness testimony was uncontroverted when defendant failed to call an expert witness. The court disagreed and found defendant's cross-examination successfully questioned the credibility of plaintiff and his witness. Plaintiff's history of not following up with physicians did not convince the jury that he would seek the recommended surgery. Plaintiff's request for additur or a trial de novo was denied, the jury verdict upheld.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Aguilar-Baez v. Reavis, PICS Case No. 16-0998 (C.P. Philadelphia June 10, 2016) Ceisler, J. (24 pages).

By | August 19, 2016
Plaintiff appellant's assertion on appeal of the trial court's error in limiting questions to be asked on voir dire should have been denied where the trial court recognized its error in preventing counsel from asking about prospective jurors' connections to the insurance industry.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medina v. Ferrari

By | August 18, 2016
Motion to Preclude Evidence Defendant Inebriated, Convicted of DWI Granted
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Burrus v. N.Y. City Transit Auth.

By | August 16, 2016
Evidence Clearly Shows Co-Defendant Sole Proximate Cause of Accident, NYCTA Not Liable
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Rules Duty to Warn Applies in Next GM Ignition Switch Trial

Virginia state law recognizes that the successor company to old General Motors has a post-sale duty to warn about a dangerous defect in a GM car, a federal judge in New York held Monday.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs Lawyers Say Feds 'Asleep at the Wheel' on Driverless Cars

As federal regulators prepare to issue guidelines on autonomous vehicles, plaintiffs attorneys and consumer-safety groups are concerned about confusion and potential harm that could arise from the lack of federal standards.
9 minute read

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