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New Jersey Law Journal

Split 3rd Circuit Denies Insurer's Bid to Reinstate Legal Mal Suit

A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected an insurance carrier's attempt to reinstate legal malpractice claims against an assistant county counsel over a $31 million verdict in an auto accident case she tried.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lasecki v. Murnyack

Court Will Not Permit Testimony Concerning Certification of Operators of Tractor Mower
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Erie Law Firm's Contingency Fee Upheld on Appeal

An Erie law firm's contingency-fee award from a settlement it reached with an insurer on behalf of an injured client has been ­affirmed by the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Insurer Hit With Attorney Fees for 'Unreasonable' Removal

A federal judge has ordered an insurance company to pay attorney fees and costs for an "objectively unreasonable" attempt to remove to federal court a lawsuit over a motor vehicle insurance settlement.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

College Football Player Wins $500,000 Verdict After Crash Breaks Foot, Shatters Pro Dreams

An NCAA Division I football player who broke his foot in a car accident, ruining any chance he had of playing professional ball, sued the car's driver and has recovered nearly $500,000.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits & Deals: Couple Injured in Head-On Crash With Dealership Vehicle Settles for $3.7M

A Guttenberg couple will receive $3.7 million as compensation in their Hudson County suit, Fauerbach v. Mata, for injuries they sustained when their car was struck by another.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits & Deals: Crash Spurred by Nodding Driver Nets $1.3 Million Pretrial Settlement

Web Summary, dateline, etc. hereA man injured in an accident that occurred when another motorist allegedly fell asleep at the wheel settled his Middlesex County suit, Henriques v. Juarabe-Grajales, for $1.3 million on April 4.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Beaver County Woman Secures Jury Verdict in UIM Case

By | April 30, 2016
A Beaver County jury awarded nearly $1.2 million to a woman injured in a car accident in her lawsuit against an insurance company.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Texting a Distracted Driver Could Now Bring Liability

As drivers encounter an increasing number of distractions behind the wheel, Pennsylvania law is adjusting to consider how civil damages should be meted out in motor vehicle accidents. If a recent opinion from a Lawrence County judge is any indication, anyone sending a text message might now be found liable for accidents on Pennsylvania's roads if they knowingly divert a driver's attention.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Casper v. Halstead, PICS Case No. 16-0515 (C.P. County April 6, 2016) Patrick, J. (18 pages).

By | April 29, 2016
Plaintiff's medical witness precluded from testifying due to discovery violation. Posttrial relief denied.
4 minute read

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