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Amerigas Inc. v. Landstar Ranger, Inc.

By | October 27, 2014
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Essex County Jury Awards Plaintiff $4.26M in Multi-Car Accident

By | October 24, 2014
Though the actual amount of recovery is yet to be determined, an Essex County jury on Oct. 15 awarded $4.26 million in damages to a Newark woman whose knee was hit by a car.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Dismisses Lawsuit Against City in Drowning

Ruling that lifeguards who attempted to rescue 10-year-old Akira Johnson at a Coney Island beach in July 2008 were sufficient in number and "adequately trained," the Second Department overruled Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carl J. Landicino, who had let the case go forward.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Revives Slip-and-Fall Case Against County College

A student's personal injury suit against Camden County College is getting a second chance after a New Jersey appeals court held that testimony about maintenance workers' typical duties in addressing snow and ice wasn't enough to prevail on summary judgment.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

$18 Million Punitives Award Upheld in Asbestos Case

A divided California appeals court has upheld a punitive damages award for a homebuilder who claimed he contracted mesothelioma from breathing in dust that contained asbestos fibers.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

State Design-Defect Rule Clashed With Federal Regulation

In a case of first impression, a federal judge has ruled that Georgia plaintiffs cannot sue over design defects in drugs that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Pendulum Swing' Pushes Insurance Defense Lawyer to Other Side

After 19 years practicing insurance defense law, Matthew Hilt has switched to the plaintiffs' side and joined Morgan & Morgan.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ball v. Borger, PICS Case No. 14-1637 (C.P. Monroe Oct. 1, 2014) Williamson, J. (5 pages).

By | October 21, 2014
Negligence • Summary Judgment • Liability Waiver and Release
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Taylor v. Ne. Bradford Sch. Dist., PICS Case No. 14-1624 (Pa. Commw. Oct. 9, 2014) Leavitt, J. (11 pages).

By | October 21, 2014
Governmental Immunity • Real Property Exception • Personal Injury
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Revives Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit From Icy Sidewalk

The First Department, reinstating a case that underlines the role wintry weather often plays in litigation in northeastern courts, has held that New York City had enough time after a snowfall to clear a sidewalk on which a woman slipped four days later.
3 minute read

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