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The Legal Intelligencer

Jackson v. Consol. Rail Corp., PICS Case No. 16-0962 (C.P. Philadelphia June 8, 2016) Butchart, J. (5 pages).

By | August 05, 2016
Personal representative of former ConRail employee who had a heart attack on the job, but did not go to hospital, appealed jury verdict finding that defendants were not negligent. Jury verdict was found not contrary to the weight of the evidence. Recommendation that the court's verdict be affirmed.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Year After Fatal Tent Collapse, Company Faces Suits, Charges

A year after a circus tent collapsed in New Hampshire killing a man and his 6-year-old daughter, a Florida-based circus operator is facing numerous charges and lawsuits.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Travelers Insurance Settles for $750,000 After Auto Accident

By | August 04, 2016
After two weeks of post-mediation discussion, Travelers Insurance Co. and a man who underwent multiple surgeries and years-long treatment after an auto accident have settled an underinsured motorist claim for $750,000.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Block v. Coinmach Corp.

By | August 04, 2016
Court Could Not Say Company Lacked Notice Of Recurring Condition; Dismissal Denied
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Jerdonek v. 41 W. 72 LLC

By | August 04, 2016
Condominium Board, Not Conversion Sponsor, Owned Common Elements Where Worker Hurt
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Units' Deed Holder Not Liable for Accident at Condominium

A Manhattan appeals court has ruled that the building deed holder and owner of certain units in a Manhattan condominium building should be dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a man who fell from unsecured scaffolding in the building's boiler room.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Appellate Rulings Continue Debate on Labor Law Liability

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot reviews decisions from the first half of the year, including holdings on comparative negligence and sole proximate cause of an injury, and rulings on whether a falling elevator or a fall from the back of a flatbed truck are elevation-related risks.
20 minute read

The Recorder

Next Pokestop: The Courtroom?

If people walk off cliffs while playing Pokemon Go, the game's makers could be held responsible.
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Verdict Overturned on Appeal Based on Attorneys' Comments to Jury

Closing arguments at trial led to an appellate court's reversal of an $11 million award in a drunken driving case.
11 minute read

The Recorder

Aldana v. Stillwagon

By | August 03, 2016
4 minute read

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