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New Jersey Law Journal

Couple Injured in NJ Turnpike Rear-End Crash Settles For $1 Million

A $1 million settlement was reached in Essex County for a couple after the two sustained serious injuries when they were rear-ended by a tractor trailer while exiting the New Jersey Turnpike.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Passenger Said Movement of Bus Caused Shoulder Tear

On May 15, 2019, plaintiff Darnell Grinnage, 55, a carpenter, was boarding a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bus on 12th Street, at its intersection with Master Street, in Philadelphia. Grinnage claimed he injured his left shoulder while grabbing hold of the overhead handrail. He alleged that he suffered a biceps tear.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Vacates $100K Award of Stacked UM/UIM Coverage for Woman Whose Husband Signed Waiver

The trial court sided with the plaintiff, holding that the signature of a policy's first named insured alone was not enough to execute a waiver of stacked coverage, and that the insurer must provide each named insurer the chance to waive stacked coverage.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

$4.7M Broward Settlement: But Plaintiff Lawyers Say They Face New Hurdles

"The law used to guard the henhouse. Now the fox does," said attorney Fan Li of Kelley | Uustal.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Rules Out-of-State Transit Agency Protected From Suit in Pennsylvania

The precedential decision is the first from a Pennsylvania appeals court interpreting a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that strengthened sovereign immunity between states, according to Jessica Anderson of Anderson & Shah, who represented NJ Transit.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$1.25M Deal for County Employee Struck by Vehicle While Mowing

On Nov. 6, 2019, plaintiff Ernest Milner, 49, was operating a ride-on lawnmower, in the course and scope of his employment with a department of Delaware County. He was on the shoulder of Old Forge Road in Media. The rear of his mower was struck by the front of a sport utility vehicle driven by William Kozlowski. Milner claimed head injuries and spinal fractures.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Autoliv Settles Ga. Seat Belt Product Liability Case for $56M, Half of Verdict Amount

"It took too long, but this is a great result for the Andrews family," James E. "Jim" Butler Jr., a partner with Butler Prather in Atlanta and the lead plaintiff attorney, said in a news release.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Post-Crash Complaints Were Due to Prior Knee Surgery: Defense

On May 27, 2018, plaintiff Carrie Hardy, 20, was a rear-seat passenger in a vehicle that was traveling on Clay Pike Road at its intersection with Robbins Station Road, in Irwin. The vehicle's rear driver's side was struck by the front of a vehicle driven by Kendally Carlson.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

But Did They Ratify It? Determining Employer Liability For an Employee's Acts

An employer's continued retention of an employee after wrongdoing is not conclusive evidence of the employer's ratification of the employee's bad acts, but it is one of the factors a jury may consider.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff's Brain Damage Not Due to Sideswipe Collision: Defense

On Aug. 11, 2018, plaintiff Carol Gaines, 61, was driving east on Girard Avenue, toward its intersection with Columbia Avenue, in Philadelphia. Gaines was involved in a sideswipe collision with a vehicle driven by Crystal Engel.
3 minute read

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