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Alana M. v. State of California

By | March 30, 2016
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pagano v. RP Hoffman Excavating, PICS Case No. 16-0358 (C.P. Monroe Dec. 21, 2015) Williamson, J. (8 pages).

By | March 27, 2016
In this slip-and-fall case, questions of fact regarding defendant's duty to plow under its snow-removal contract and prior practice made summary judgment inappropriate and questions as to whether ice in the parking lot had accumulated from natural causes precluded summary judgment under the hills and ridges doctrine. Defendant's motion for summary judgment denied.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ramos v. Rogosich, PICS Case No. 16-0363 (C.P. County Dec. 10, 2015) Zulick, J. (7 pages).

By | March 27, 2016
Plaintiffs made a good-faith effort to obtain service. Preliminary objections denied.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits & Deals: Causation Dispute in Rear-End Case Ends With $1.62 Million Settlement

A woman who underwent two spinal fusions after a rear-end accident settled her Morris County suit, Gomez v. Dillon, for $1.62 million on Feb. 23.
8 minute read

Law.com

Step 1: Answer the Lawsuit, Even If You Think It Doesn't Have a Chance

The Florida Supreme Court holds a subsequent landlord responsible for a default judgment after failing to answer a tenant's slip-and-fall lawsuit.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court: Contacting Secretary Didn't Forge Attorney-Client Bond

A potential client's correspondence with a law office secretary who failed to mention the matter to the attorney wasn't enough to establish an attorney-client relationship for purposes of a legal malpractice suit, a New Jersey appeals court has decided.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Proszynski v. Solar Energy is Power Inc., PICS Case No. 16-0330 (C.P. Monroe Nov. 10, 2015) Williamson, J. (10 pages).

By | March 19, 2016
Defendants failed to establish a general contractor-subcontractor relationship and resultant immunity from liability for plaintiff's workplace injury. Capacity-to-sue objection denied, insufficient-pleading objection sustained.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Could Objectors' Letter Put CTE in NFL Settlement?

A lawyer for several former NFL players objecting to the league's $1 billion concussion litigation settlement sent a letter this week to the federal appeals court reviewing the case with the hope that it would broaden the class of those entitled to compensation.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Won't Hold Two Trials in Suit Over Burned Child

A federal judge presiding over the case of a young girl who caught fire after touching an energized power line refused to split the case against the power company into two separate trials—one for liability and the other damages.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Appellate Court Says Tribal Employee Has Immunity In Personal Injury Case

Injured motorists thwarted in claim against Mohegan limo driver.
4 minute read

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