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The Legal Intelligencer

Calif. Prop 22 Decision Raises Questions for Rideshare Injury Cases in Pa. and Beyond

The statute repeatedly describes rideshare drivers as "independent contractors," and as a result, rideshare industry advocates have argued that Uber and Lyft cannot be found vicariously liable for their drivers. In California, as in Pennsylvania and most states, employers are generally not vicariously liable for their independent contractors' negligence.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Carter Mario Secures $300,000 Settlement Despite 'Slew of Prior Injuries'

"The biggest challenge was proving that the accident made her back injuries worse," Melissa Brescia said. "We were able to get the prior imaging reports and had those reviewed with the post-ones. Her doctor was able to find that there were some changes to her spine afterwards, and he related those changes to the accident."
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Law.com

State Appeals Court's Rejection of Contributory Negligence Arguments in $12M Railroad Injury Suit Sparks Forum Shopping Warning From Dissent

"Here, we take irrational disparity to a new level: FELA will mean one thing in Illinois and another thing in Missouri even with regard to identical accidents in Illinois to which the same Illinois safety regulation applies," Missouri Appellate Judge Cristian M. Stevens wrote in a dissenting opinion.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Appeals Court Rejects 'Statutory Employer' Challenge to $15.5M Worker Injury Verdict

Mongeluzzi said the panel's holding on the Statutory Employer Doctrine's application was fact-specific, but the doctrine itself is under scrutiny beyond this particular case.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Law Firm Sues IRS, Seeking Nearly $800K in Pandemic-Era Tax Credits

Are personal injury firms, inherently reliant on a functioning court and jury trial system to bring in revenue, entitled to relief from the pandemic?
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New Jersey Law Journal

Eggo Waffles Manufacturer Hit With Wrongful-Death Suit for Allegedly Failing to Seek Timely Medical Care for Injured Employee

The complaint alleged that Eggo's failure to assist Earl R. Brown Jr. with his injuries was a direct cause of his death.
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ's Top Personal Injury Awards Total Nearly $654M

The awards this year totaled about $654 million, which is much higher than last year's total of $169.3 million, and which makes the average award this year $32.7 million.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Gas Station Workers Reach $18.5M Settlement Over Fatal Tank Explosion

"Oftentimes in explosion cases, you have federal agencies that do really thorough investigations," Howell said. "In this one we were just told essentially, 'It was an accidental explosion involving a shop vac.' We got nothing else."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

In a First-of-Its-Kind Decision, Divided CT Supreme Court Rules on Permanency Benefits

"The majority of the court, unfortunately, has now blended the standard for determining the maturing of permanency benefits into our well-established standard for the vesting of those benefits," Steven G. Howe, the plaintiff's attorney, said. "Those two concepts, as the dissent correctly points out, are separate and distinct, and they should not have been combined."
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New York Law Journal

Manhattan Man Files Complaint Against Ice Cream Museum After Injury Diving Into 'Sprinkle Pool'

Plaintiff Jeremy Shorr, who was visiting the museum with his daughter, was not alerted to the depth of the pool before leaping, causing him to incur "permanent and severe" injuries to his right leg, ankle and other parts of his body.
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