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$32.5M Settlement Reached After Deadly Trucking Collision

"We are, of course, happy for our client and her family, but we wanted to try this case," said plaintiff counsel Brandon Peak of Peak Wooten McDaniel & Colwell in Columbus.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Sought Damages From UIM Provider After Rear-End Crash

On Feb. 2, 2019, plaintiff Edward Childs, a man in his mid-70s, was involved in a rear-end collision. The tortfeasor's insurer tendered its $100,000 insurance policy.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Crash With Bus Caused Closed-Head Injuries: Plaintiff

On Dec. 5, 2018, plaintiff Sue Beckhold, 65, a pharmacy delivery person, was stopped behind a school bus on Walnut Bottom Road in Cumberland. The rear of her sedan was struck by the front of a Rabbit Transit bus. Beckhold claimed head injuries.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trucker and Employer were Reckless, Plaintiff Alleged

On Jan. 21, 2021, plaintiff Charles English, 50, a truck driver, was driving east on Interstate 80 in Luzerne County. The rear of his flatbed truck was struck by the front of a tractor-trailer driven by Christopher Childs, of Fraley & Schilling Inc. The accident occurred during an active snowstorm with ice on the roads. English claimed shoulder injuries.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Why Was a Day-in-the-Life Video Excluded at Trial?

A day-in-the-life video is a powerful tool of evidence utilized by plaintiffs to show graphically over the course of the day an injured party's disability and pain and suffering caused by an accident. This graphic evidence can be more compelling than mere oral testimony describing a person's medical condition and limitations. It has great potential to influence a jury's evaluation of damages.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court Ruling Could Temper Challenges to Auto Coverage Exclusions

"It just brings it back to the general idea that unless there is a clear anomaly in the law, the court is going to continue to apply precedent as is," Glen Shikunov said.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Can Curb Motor Vehicle Accidents by Creating Study Commission to Develop New Laws

The Legislature created such a study commission in the 1970s. The commission was comprised of members of the Legislature, the Motor Vehicle Commission and various citizens interested and involved in one way or another in traffic safety.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fatal Motorcycle Crash Leads to $1.25M Wrongful Death Settlement

Jake Schreck, 21, of Allentown, was riding a motorcycle north on Old York Road in Robbinsville on March 31, 2023, when an oncoming vehicle driven by Ketan Kabaria of Yardley, Pa. made a left turn, striking him.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Denied He Had Time to Avoid Broadside Collision

On Sept. 29, 2020, Michael Sabato, 65, was driving on Comly Road, at its intersection with Caroline Road, in Philadelphia. The front of his sedan struck the driver's side of a 10,000-pound box truck driven by Rachel Blasig.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Employer Not Liable for Accident Caused by Employee Who Stole Van

This case was decided in accord with other similar negligence cases in which the courts use a "foreseeability analysis" in determining whether a duty of care should be imposed upon a defendant for an incident resulting in an injury to a third party.
7 minute read

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