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'Will There Be Accidents? Absolutely': Lawyers Preparing for Self-Driving Semi-Trucks

"Lawyers are going to have to start thinking about different defendants," said plaintiff attorney Amy Witherite of the Witherite Firm based in Dallas, Fort Worth, Atlanta and Chicago.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Extent of Injuries Disputed in Rear-End Auto Accident

On Sept. 20, 2019, plaintiff David Maris, in his mid-50s, was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Miguel Ruager.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Injured Patron Sued Driver Who Crashed Into Restaurant

On May 19, 2021, plaintiff Eileen Nolan, in her early 70s, was a patron at a restaurant whose building was inadvertently struck by a vehicle driven by Nainshad Maneckshaw. Believing that they were in danger, the patrons began running toward the back of the restaurant. In doing so, Nolan fell and fractured her knee.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Negligent Excavation Work Damaged Vehicle: Motorist

Fiore allegedly did not see the work that was being done and drove into a trench that was approximately four-feet deep. Fiore's vehicle sustained significant property damage.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pedestrian Struck by Car After Exiting SEPTA Bus

On Feb. 11, 2020, plaintiff Diana Best, 50, a hospital worker, was struck by a car after exiting a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia. Amanda Worley was driving the car. Best claimed neck, elbow and back injuries.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Awards $1.3 Million For Intersection Crash in Essex County

An Essex County jury awarded $1.3 million on Sept. 29 in Terell v. Chitra to a woman who suffered neck, back and shoulder injuries in a motor vehicle accident.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJDOT to Pay Motorcyclist $1.1 Million Settlement in Suit Over 'Faulty Expansion Joints'

A $1.125 million settlement was reached in a Middlesex County suit between the state and a 42-year-old off-duty police officer after he was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash allegedly caused by faulty expansion joints on Route 130 in Cranbury.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Uber Sexual Assault Cases Return to San Francisco After Dismissals

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation sent refiled sexual assault cases against Uber to U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in the Northern District of California after a San Francisco County Superior Court judge dismissed about 1,000 lawsuits earlier this year.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'It Can't Just Be a Numbers Game Anymore': Superior Court Rejects Inconvenient Forum Arguments

"It can't be just that you utter the magic words for inconvenience and suddenly the case is automatically transferred," said David Senoff, the founder of First Law Strategy Group.
4 minute read

Law.com

Judge Rules Plaintiff's Lack of Proximity to Insured Vehicle During Car Crash Excludes Him From Coverage

A federal judge in West Virginia sided with an insurance company, finding it wasn't required to cover a man who was severely injured after he was struck by a vehicle in the process of helping an unconscious motorist.
4 minute read

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