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New Jersey Law Journal

$280,000 to Estate of Woman Killed in Fire

By | April 16, 2015
The estate of a woman killed in a house fire received $280,000 after it alleged that the home's propane tank and water heater caused the deadly blaze.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Appellate Lawyer of the Week: 'Don't Slip' Case Skids to a Close

"It's one of those cases where you have to check your common sense at the door if you find for the plaintiff," said Greg Ave, who defended a client who warned a mailman, "Don't slip," just before he fell on her sidewalk and later sued. "Warning him at the door isn't enough? What do you have to do?"
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Old-City Beating Death Leads to $7M Dram Shop Settlement

The estate of a 23-year-old man beaten to death after a night out in the Old City section of Philadelphia has settled for $7 million with the bars that served the man's attackers, according to lawyers in the case.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

School Slip-and-Fall Case Settles for $5M

A woman who slipped on flooring glue in the school where she worked, sustaining debilitating back injuries, has settled her case against a contracting company for $5 million.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Jury Award Reduced From $800,000 to $60,000 in Negligence Case

A Superior Court judge has reduced an $800,000 jury award down to $60,000 in a lawsuit brought by the family of an 80-year-old woman who fell outside her apartment house and died of hypothermia because she couldn't get up.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Westerholm v. Berry, PICS Case No. 15-0557 (C.P. Monroe Dec. 16, 2014) Mark, J. (7 pages).

By | April 14, 2015
Given the obvious danger of using gasoline to ignite flammable material, defendant-property owner had no duty to warn injured plaintiff-business invitee, who therefore failed to establish an essential element of a prima facie case of negligence. Defendant's motion for summary judgment granted.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Menkin v. U.S., PICS Case No. 15-0560 (E.D. Pa. April 1, 2015) Bartle, J. (18 pages).

By | April 14, 2015
The FTCA's discretionary function exception did not apply to shield the government from the claims of an elderly air traveler injured in a fall at an airport security checkpoint after being required to surrender her cane for screening. Motions to dismiss and for summary judgment denied.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jenkins v. Krivosh, PICS Case No. 15-0513 (C.P. Lawrence Feb. 10, 2015) Cox, J. (29 pages).

By | April 07, 2015
Dram Shop Act Claims • Spoliation
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$110,000 Settlement for Car Accident Injuries

By | April 06, 2015
A woman who claimed multiple herniations when she was hit by a driver received $110,000.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Kuchera v. Jersey Shore Family Health Center

By | April 01, 2015
Hospital and Clinic Subject to Cap on Damages for Negligence, Not Immunity
3 minute read

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