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New York Law Journal

Riley v. N.Y. City Transit Authority

NYCTA, Driver Denied Summary Judgment Dismissal in Rear-End Collision Injury Suit
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Rodriguez v. JHL Restaurants of Seventh Avenue

Movants Established Premises in Reasonably Safe Condition, Attack Unforeseeable
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Duffina v. The County of Essex

Issues of Fact Exist Precluding Summary Judgment on Indemnification Relief Sought
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Special Master in Takata Case Recommends Broader Document Release

Honda and BMW should turn over documents related to Takata air bag problems other than explosions, a special master recommended in a small victory for the Takata litigation plaintiffs.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Narrowing Judgments Through Tort Reform Legislation

William K. Kirrane and Michael A. Savino write that the goal of our tort system is to restore the injured party, to the extent possible, to the position that would have been occupied had the wrong not occurred. But with the system providing plaintiffs future lost earnings awards not offset for taxes and a fixed interest rate far exceeding the prime rate on judgments, plaintiffs are instead profiting from their losses.
21 minute read

Daily Report Online

Savannah Jury Awards $2M in Mesothelioma Case

A Chatham County jury delivered a post-apportioned award of more than $2 million to the wife and estate of a man who died from asbestos-related cancer after decades of working in an Alabama paper pulp mill.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Polett v. Pub. Commc'ns, Inc., PICS Case No. 16-0795 (Pa. Super. June 6, 2016) (memorandum) Shogan, J. (22 pages).

Trial court erred as a matter of law when it denied appellants' motion for remittitur in case where jury awarded more than $26 million in noneconomic damages to appellee who suffered post-knee-replacement surgery injury to her knee that led to falls, fractures, additional surgeries and permanent damage. Vacated and remanded.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Echeverria v. Holley, PICS Case No. 16-0786 (Pa. Super. June 14, 2016) Olson, J. (17 pages).

The trial court erred in dismissing a complaint for negligence based on a landlord's failure to maintain premises in a safe condition. Order of the trial court vacated; case remanded.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits & Deals: Discrimination Suit Against NJ Transit Settles for $3.65 Million in Essex Co.

In Wilson v. New Jersey Transit, seven current and former New Jersey Transit employees settled their Essex County racial discrimination suit against the agency for $3.65 million.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

School Faces Constitutional Trouble for Letting Students Run in the Halls

A suit by a high school runner injured during a track practice session in the school's hallways has cleared a key hurdle.
8 minute read

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