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New York Law Journal

Gotkin v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Insurer's Noncompliance With §3425(d)(1) Is Basis to Reform Policy After Coverage Gap
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

High Court Ruling Could Take Wind Out of Florida DUI Fight

A U.S. Supreme Court decision might short-circuit a battle about the constitutionality of a Florida law that leads to criminal charges for some drunken-driving suspects who refuse to take breath tests.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Webb v. Volvo Cars of N. Am., LLC, PICS Case No. 16-0823 (Pa. Super. June 24, 2016) (memorandum) Stabile, J. (25 pages).

The trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury to disregard evidence of a product's compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) safety standards in a case where only strict liability claims remained. Judgment vacated, case remanded.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Oluwatayo v. Dulinayan

Innocent Driver Not Entitled to Judgment As to Liability as Against Defendant Drivers
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Sides With Police Officer in Suit Against Suspect Over Crash

On March 6, 2014, plaintiff Shaun Smallwood, 32, a police officer, was driving on Cumberland Street, in Northeast Philadelphia, when a minivan struck his car, head-on.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Germana v. National Tire and Brake Service Inc.

Non-Active Tortfeasor Not Relieved of Liability For Motor Vehicle Accident Under VTL §388
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Sides With Defendant in Parking Lot Accident Case

On July 19, 2012, plaintiff Rose Marchitello, 64, retired, was involved in an accident in a store's parking lot in North Versailles. She was stopped in one of the parking lot's lanes, waiting for a vehicle to pull out of a handicapped-parking space, when the left rear corner of her 1997 Buick Park Avenue was struck by the rear of a Jeep Patriot backing out of a parking space. She claimed a broken thumb.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

U-Haul Fights Consolidation of Food Truck Explosion Cases

Efforts are underway to consolidate several lawsuits filed over a fatal food truck explosion that happened two years ago in Philadelphia, but defendant U-Haul is pushing back.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut to Receive Over $16M in VW Settlement

Connecticut is slated to receive more than $16 million as part of a $570 million national settlement between more than 40 states and Volkswagen over its emissions cheating scandal.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Riley v. N.Y. City Transit Authority

NYCTA, Driver Denied Summary Judgment Dismissal in Rear-End Collision Injury Suit
3 minute read

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