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New Jersey Law Journal

Fatal Crash Caused by Runaway Dump Truck Leads to $1.125 Million Settlement in Essex

The family of a man who died when his vehicle was crushed by an out-of-control dump truck on I-78 had a $1.125 million settlement approved on Sept.…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Student Injured Pelvis and Spleen in Auto Accident

On May 16, 2017, plaintiff Kenneth Sellers III, 18, was a rear-seat passenger of a car that was being driven by Kenneth Boeringer, who was traveling on Frantz Road, near its intersection at White School Road, in Greensburg. When Boeringer reached the intersection, he began to execute a left turn onto White School Road.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'You Must Remember This': A Wave May Not Be 'Just a Wave'

In this edition of his Insurance Law column, Jonathan A. Dachs examines the recent appellate decision in 'Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. v. Oster', which appears to have expanded the meaning and breadth of the phrase "use or operation" beyond all prior limitations.
19 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Litigation Trendspotter: Boilerplate Policy Language Makes Auto Insurers Targets for Decades-Spanning Class Claims

Plaintiffs lawyers have been taking aim at what they allege are deceptive and decades-long practices by insurers to collect premiums for uninsured and underinsured motorist benefits that policyholders don't realize are virtually inaccessible.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Motorist Gets $250K Settlement Despite Police Report Showing He Caused 2-Vehicle Crash

Plaintiffs counsel Bradley Sorrentino has secured the settlement for a client injured in 2019.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

How Plaintiff's Counsel Secured More Than 22 Times What the Defense First Offered

Arbitrator Thomas Cella awarded plaintiff Jay Crump almost $91,000.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Motorist Who Suffered Brain Injury Gets $1.14 Million in Settlements in Monmouth

Four years ago, Katherine Rauch-Sasseen of Long Branch suffered the first of two motor vehicle accidents in Monmouth County that left her with traumatic…
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Facebook Factor: Lawyer Says Online Post of Tractor-Trailer Wreck Boosted $1M Settlement

"Technology can be very helpful when handling personal injury cases," said attorney Stephen Fowler. "The video captured the terror the other motorists felt."
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Jury Awards More Than $707,000 in 2-Vehicle Crash

A Hartford jury has awarded more than $700,000 to a Farmington man injured in a two-vehicle crash in that town.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'She Was a Mess': Offered Nothing for Months, Plaintiffs Counsel Gets $100,000 Settlement for Injured Client

A Woodbridge lawyer has secured a $100,000 settlement for her client, injured in a two-vehicle smashup. The insurance carrier, at first, offered nothing, claiming the plaintiff was at fault for the accident.
4 minute read

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