Motor Vehicle Torts

Detailed coverage, from coverage of big verdicts, significant court decisions, trends and case digests

Daily Report Online |News

'Dream' Auto Accident Case Wrecked by Trial Evidence Plaintiff Switched Cars

Greg Land | October 16, 2018

The defense said the case, which involved substantial medical damages and a plaintiff who miscarried after the collision, would have been a great plaintiff's case—if she had actually been in the car she claimed was wrecked.
Daily Report Online |Case Digests

Britt v. Jackson et al.

October 16, 2018

Court Affirms Dismissal of Complaint Against Department of Corrections for Negligently Causing Car Accident on Sovereign Immunity Grounds
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Farese v. Robinson

October 16, 2018

Defendants in this motor vehicle accident matter were not entitled to a new trial, because the trial court did not abuse its discretion, and adequate evidence existed in the record to support all of plaintiffs' claims.
Daily Business Review |News

Motorcyclist Gets Nothing After Crash With SUV in Turning Lanes

Verdict Search | October 15, 2018

A driver and rider disagreed about who was at fault for the broadside collision in parallel turning lanes.
Daily Report Online |

Hasty Pope Settles Two Roadside Accident Cases for a Total $7.5M

Greg Land | October 15, 2018

The Gainesville, Georgia, firm represented two motorcyclists struck by a tractor-trailer in Florida, and the wife of a man killed as he secured the load on his truck in Georgia.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Struck Bicyclist Gets $3.6 Million Jury Verdict in Middlesex

Charles Toutant | Michael Booth | October 15, 2018

In Gonzalez v. Feldman, a Middlesex County jury awarded $3.6 million on Sept. 21 to a man who was struck by a car while crossing Route 18 in New Brunswick…
Connecticut Law Tribune |News

Woman Seriously Injured by Police Cadet Vehicle Wins 6-Figure Arbitration Award

Robert Storace | October 12, 2018

An arbitrator awarded Tracy Michaud almost $200,000 this week to compensate for injuries she sustained after the car she was driving was rear-ended by another motor vehicle in Hartford three years ago.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Woman Whose Arm Was Amputated in Crash Awarded $10.6M

Max Mitchell | October 11, 2018

A Philadelphia jury has awarded $10.6 million to a woman whose arm was amputated in a motor vehicle accident.
The Legal Intelligencer |Commentary

The Pendulum Shifts With Recent Pa. Supreme Court Decisions

Daniel E. Cummins | October 11, 2018

Recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions provide evidence that the pendulum is shifting toward a more liberal, plaintiff-oriented bent that was anticipated with the still-recent election of additional justices to the court to join those other justices on the court of the same bent.
Daily Report Online |Case Digests

Glover v. Georgia Power Company

October 11, 2018

Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Power Company Facing Allegations That It Failed to Provide Sufficient Lighting on Highway and Caused Fatal Accident
Daily Report Online |Case Digests

Williams v. Durden

October 10, 2018

Statute of limitations tolled until traffic citation hearing date
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Citizens United Reciprocal Exch. v. Martinelli

October 10, 2018

In the declaratory judgment lawsuit, the plaintiffs appealed from an order entered after a bench trial.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Libock v. Fote

October 09, 2018

The defendant appealed from a default judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Vargas v. Eckhardt

October 05, 2018

The matter came before the court upon the motion filed by the defendants United States Postal Service and Walter R. Eckhardt to vacate the default entered by the state court, prior to the removal of the action, and to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Plaintiff Blamed Bus Driver for Crash; Defense Rejected Fault

VerdictSearch | October 04, 2018

On March 23, 2015, plaintiff Hanan Hasan, a business owner in her mid-50s, was driving on Spring Garden Street at Kelly Drive, in Philadelphia, when her sedan was rear-ended by a SEPTA bus. She claimed injuries to her neck, back and left knee.
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

Smith v. Brown

October 04, 2018

Vacating Notice to Admit in Personal Injury Proceeding of Instagram Account, Handle Denied
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Calderone v. DeFeo

October 04, 2018

Defendants moved for partial summary judgment, requesting the court declare plaintiff subject to the New Jersey lawsuit limitation.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Ehler v. Old Dominion Freight Line

October 02, 2018

In this mass motor vehicle accident case, the court denied preliminary objections on the issue of punitive damages, where a commercial truck driver was allegedly using a cellular device at the time of the accident.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Cobb-Leavy v. Borough of Yeadon

October 02, 2018

Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff's §1983 and other claims over the injuries she received when a car pursued by a police officer crashed into her building because her excessive force claim against the pursuing officer failed since there was no seizure, her failure to train claim against the borough failed since she did not allege a policy or a link between a policy and the crash and police chief was entitled to qualified immunity. Motion granted.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Higgins v. Jimenez

October 02, 2018

The court denied preliminary objections as to affirmative defenses which were conclusions of law, but it ordered a catchall defense stricken for lack of specificity.
New Jersey Law Journal |

BAR REPORT - Capitol Report

New Jersey State Bar Association | October 01, 2018

Senate Judiciary Committee OKs DWI/interlock bill
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Praskievicz v. Grabows

October 01, 2018

Court Denies Motion for New Trial and Additur by Prevailing Plaintiff in Trial of Automobile Collision Dispute
New York Law Journal |News

Personal Injury Plaintiff Can't Hide Post-Accident Instagram Posts, Judge Finds

Andrew Denney | September 28, 2018

The defendants are seeking an admission from plaintiff Christina Smith that photos and a video posted on Instagram after her March 21, 2015, motor vehicle accident are indeed of Smith.
The Recorder |Case Digests

Jones v. IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company

September 26, 2018

Language of insurance policy sufficed to aggregate husband's bodily injury claim with wife's loss of consortium claim
Daily Business Review |News

Laws on PTSD Benefits, Animal Abuse Set to Take Effect

Jim Turner and Tom Urban | September 25, 2018

The laws taking effect Oct. 1 range from allowing credit cards to be used for background checks when firearms are purchased to doling out tougher punishment for people who steal bee colonies or trespass at airports.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Perry v. Perez

September 25, 2018

Plaintiff appealed from the judgment of no cause of action following a jury trial and from the subsequent denial of her motion for new trial and additur.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Aviles v. Tilson

September 25, 2018

Plaintiff moved to remand his automobile accident case.
Connecticut Law Tribune |News

Middlebury Attorney Overcomes Client's Pre-existing Injuries to Win $228,000 Verdict

Robert Storace | September 24, 2018

A six-person jury Thursday awarded Gregory Croze $228,000 for injuries sustained in a 2016 crash with defendant Steven Hack.
Texas Lawyer |Case Digests

Smit v. SXSW Holdings

September 24, 2018

Appellants are the widow and mother of a deceased victim of the 2014 hit and run by Rashad Owens that killed four people at the SXSW festival in Austin.
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Idzik-Starr v. Hunter

September 24, 2018

Plaintiff Established Causation As to Only Small Portion of Claimed Injuries
The Recorder |Case Digests

Ayon v. Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

September 24, 2018

Questionable credibility of defense witnesses insufficient to warrant denial of defense motion for summary judgment
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Smith v. Rudolph

September 24, 2018

Court Holds Negligence Claim Against State Not Authorized To Try By Jury
Daily Business Review |

Miami Beach Settles With Motorist Hit by Parking Officer

Zach Schlein | September 20, 2018

The city was confident about pursuing an appeal based on a "fatal error" made by Miami-Dade Judge Pedro P. Echarte Jr. on admission of evidence.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Trucking Co. Hit With $6M Settlement in Crash That Killed Cyclist

Max Mitchell | September 20, 2018

The family of a cyclist killed last year when she was struck by a sanitation truck in Philadelphia has settled claims against the trucking company for $6.125 million, a portion of which is set to go toward charitable organizations aimed at improving public safety.
Daily Report Online |News

Fannin Jury Awards $129M in Fatal July 4 Wreck

Greg Land | September 17, 2018

The crash left one child dead and another permanently paralyzed. The at-fault driver is in prison for vehicular homicide.
Daily Business Review |

Jury Awards Past Medical Costs for Rear-End Collision

Verdict Search | September 17, 2018

The jury also rejected a claim of permanent injury from the collision in Boca Raton.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Motorcyclist Gets $4.25 Million Settlement in Accident With Van

Michael Booth | Charles Toutant | September 17, 2018

In a Middlesex County suit, Kowaleski v. Spectraserv, a Manville man has received $4.25 million as compensation for injuries he sustained when a van…
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Tamburri v. White

September 17, 2018

Driver With Insurance Coverage Not Entitled to Coverage Under Parents' Policy
Connecticut Law Tribune |News

Woman Whose Car's Brakes Failed on Highway Settles With Auto Shop for $335,000

Robert Storace | September 14, 2018

Renee Dubin suffered a head injury and rib fractures after the antique car she was driving suddenly lost its brakes. Her car hit a guardrail and went down an embankment. She recently settled the case for $335,000.
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

Noorzi v. State of N.Y.

September 14, 2018

SUV Driver's Negligence Excludes State's Alleged Negligence as Accident's Proximate Cause
The Legal Intelligencer |

Motorist Did Not Suffer a Serious Impairment, Defense Argued

VerdictSearch | September 13, 2018

On Sept. 29, 2014, plaintiff Nicole Johnson, 42, a program manager, was driving on Easton Road, in Willow Grove, when her sedan was sideswiped on the driver's side by a pickup truck. She claimed multiple permanent injuries.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Court: Contractor's Alleged Removal of Stop Sign May Have Led to Crash

Zack Needles | September 13, 2018

A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 to reverse a Luzerne County trial judge's grant of summary judgment to defendant Pennsy Supply.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Jones v. Ott

September 11, 2018

Challenge to jury charge waived where litigant failed to obtain record ruling on proposed charge and explicitly advised trial court that litigant had no objection to jury charge given by the trial court. Order of the superior court affirmed.
Daily Business Review |

Rear-Ender Brings $30,000 Award in Palm Beach Gardens

Verdict Search | September 10, 2018

The dispute over damages revolved around the aggravation of pre-existing back issues.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Pedestrian's Brain Injury Caused by Ambulance Strike Leads to $1.75 Million Settlement

Charles Toutant | Michael Booth | September 10, 2018

A woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury when she was struck by an ambulance in a crosswalk agreed to a $1.75 million settlement in her Essex…
The Legal Intelligencer |

Driver Had History of Accidents and Injuries, Defense Argued

VerdictSearch | September 06, 2018

On Sept. 11, 2014, plaintiff Hassania Firoud, 53, a retail employee, was driving a minivan on Frankford Avenue, in Northeast Philadelphia.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Jarka v. Holland

September 05, 2018

Defendants moved for partial summary judgment and filed a motion in limine.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Encompass Ins. Co. v. Stone Mansion Rest. Inc.

September 04, 2018

District court correctly denied remand in case where insurer of allegedly drunk driver sought contribution from restaurant that served him and restaurant removed the case to federal court but district court erred in holding that insurer was not in the class of parties protected by the dram shop law because insurer actually sought contribution under the Uniform Contribution Among Tort-Feasors Act. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
Daily Business Review |

No Prison Time for South Florida Attorney Who Pleaded Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Insurance Fraud

Zach Schlein | August 31, 2018

South Florida attorney Steven Slootsky was charged with taking part in an insurance fraud scheme. Slootsky is one of six lawyers charged in this scheme.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

State of New Jersey v. Samuel Viana

August 31, 2018

While driving a car the defendant was involved in an accident that resulted in the death of one person and serious injury of another.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Driver Claimed He Did Not See Pedestrian on Road's Shoulder

VerdictSearch | August 30, 2018

On Nov. 27, 2012, at 5:45 a.m., plaintiff Joel Breier, 60, a waste-management worker, was collecting trash on Durham Road, in Newtown. He asserted that he was standing on the shoulder of the southbound lane when he was struck by the passenger's side mirror of a pickup truck.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Motorcyclist Asserted Improper Turn by Car Precipitated Collision

VerdictSearch | August 30, 2018

On July 27, 2016, plaintiff Michael Solow, 75, was riding a motorcycle on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Fort Washington, when he was struck by a sedan. He suffered injuries to his left leg.
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

Rodriguez v. Palacio

August 30, 2018

City Owed No Duty of Care to Car Crash Victim; Drunk Driver, Not Construction, to Blame
Daily Report Online |News

DeKalb Jury Finds No Liability by Trucker in Fatal Southeast Ga. Crash

Greg Land | August 28, 2018

The jury took about 45 minutes to find for the defense after a four-day trial involving a 2006 wreck between a tractor-trailer and pickup truck at a rural Emanuel County intersection.
Daily Business Review |

Jury Awards Medical Costs for Rear-Ender

Verdict Search | August 27, 2018

A jury awards medical costs but rejects a claim for permanent injuries.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Work Site Death Yields $2.5 Million Settlement in Middlesex

Charles Toutant | August 27, 2018

In a Middlesex County wrongful death suit, Estate of Crosby v. Berkeley Redevelopers, the estate of an equipment mechanic who died while working on…
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Crystal Lavoie v. James Granucci

August 27, 2018

Court Grants Summary Judgment as to Statutory Recklessness Claim Where Evidence Too Speculative
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Moreland v. Parks

August 27, 2018

Existence of "Intimate Familial Relationship" As Basis for Bystander NIED Claim A Factual Determination for Jury
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Farmer-Lanctot v. Shand

August 27, 2018

No Duty to Instruct on Law Regarding Vehicles Making Right-Hand Turns in Case Not Involving Right-Hand Turn
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Griggs v. Swift Transp. Co., Inc.

August 24, 2018

Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, and forum non conveniens; alternatively, defendants moved for transfer of venue.
New Jersey Law Journal |Analysis

Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year

Juliette Gillespie | August 23, 2018

A listing of the largest personal injury awards in New Jersey, published in the Law Journal from Aug. 22, 2017, to Aug. 20, 2018.
New Jersey Law Journal |Analysis

Ten More Awards Worth Noting

Juliette Gillespie | August 23, 2018

These awards, ranging from $3.5 million down to $2.5 million, were reported by the Law Journal between Aug. 22, 2017, and Aug. 20, 2018.
New Jersey Law Journal |

Law Journal Top Personal Injury Awards

Juliette Gillespie | August 23, 2018

The Top Awards of 2018
The Legal Intelligencer |

Plaintiff Pointed to Rear-Ender as Aggravating Spine Condition

VerdictSearch | August 23, 2018

On Jan. 9, 2016, plaintiff John Steidinger III, 61, a home remodeler, was driving on Poplar Street in Philadelphia. He was near Twenty-second Street when he became stopped in traffic and his sedan was rear-ended by a sport-utility vehicle. He claimed neck and back injuries.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Justices Redefine 'Operation' Under Vehicle Liability Immunity Exception

P.J. D'Annunzio | August 22, 2018

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has broken with previous appellate precedent, finding that a government vehicle did not need to be in motion, either voluntarily or involuntarily, when it allegedly caused an injury in order to be considered in ”operation” for the purposes of triggering the vehicle liability exception to governmental immunity.
Connecticut Law Tribune |News

Wethersfield Man Injured in Crash Gets $400,000 in Workers' Comp Claim for Total Award of $850,000

Robert Storace | August 21, 2018

Attorneys for Christopher Bachteler have secured a $400,000 workers' compensation settlement stemming from a car accident on the job about five years ago. Bachteler's settlement awards from the accident total $850,000.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Reid v. McKeon

August 21, 2018

Defendants appealed from the denial of their motions for a new trial and remittitur following a jury verdict awarding plaintiff $250,000 in her motor vehicle negligence action.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Middlesex Jury Awards $3.5 Million For Rear-End Collision

Michael Booth | Charles Toutant | August 20, 2018

A Middlesex County jury on Aug. 2 awarded $3.5 million in Leighton v. Flack, a suit lodged over injuries sustained when the plaintiff's car was struck…
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Moreland v. Parks

August 17, 2018

Plaintiffs appealed from the grant of partial summary judgment to defendants, dismissing plaintiff Valerie Benning's NIED claim.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Plaintiff Was Not Seriously Hurt in Collision, Motorist Asserted

VerdictSearch | August 16, 2018

On July 17, 2015, plaintiff Victoria Frino, 56, was driving north on Knights Road, in Philadelphia. When she reached the intersection with Woodhaven Road, her minivan broadsided the passenger's side of a sedan. The sedan had been traveling south on Knights Road and attempted to turn left at the intersection. Frino claimed permanent neck and back injuries.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Court Says Eyewitness Testimony in Crash Case Was Improper but Harmless

P.J. D'Annunzio | August 16, 2018

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that the testimony of a motorist who witnessed a fatal crash during snowy conditions should not have been permitted, but even so, the testimony did not harm the plaintiff's case.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Spinal Injuries in Bank Parking Lot Fall Lead to $7 Million Settlement in Middlesex

Michael Booth | David Gialanella | August 13, 2018

A plaintiff will receive $7 million in his Middlesex County suit, Vaidya v. Bank of America, as compensation for injuries he sustained when he slipped…
Daily Business Review |

Motorist's Back, Hand Injuries Not Caused by Crash, Jury Finds

Verdict Search | August 13, 2018

No liability was found by a jury looking at injuries following a bar fight and car collision.
Daily Business Review |

Scooter Rider Struck by Turning Car Gets $1.1M Settlement

Verdict Search | August 13, 2018

The collision was blamed on an elderly motorist who died the next year.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Slaughter v. Moya

August 13, 2018

Plaintiffs moved for default judgment in their motor vehicle tort action against defendant.
Daily Report Online |News

Auto-Pedestrian Accident Case Yields Verdict & Cultural Lesson for Defense Lawyer

Greg Land | August 10, 2018

Defense attorney Lee Welborn said the jury, which included eight members from Latin America, relied on their experiences with home-country drivers to decide the plaintiff should have been more alert.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Defendant in Rear-End Collision Not Liable for Injuries

VerdictSearch | August 09, 2018

On Sept. 11, 2014, plaintiff Hassania Firoud, 53, a retail employee, was driving a minivan on Frankford Avenue, in Northeast Philadelphia. After she became stopped in traffic at Robbins Street, she was rear-ended by a sport-utility vehicle.
New Jersey Law Journal |Commentary

To End Criminalization of Poverty, NJ Cannot Stop with Bail Reform

Lori Outzs Borgen, Jenny-Brooke Condon and Esere Onaodowan | August 09, 2018

OP-ED: New Jersey should now turn to reforming the laws that impose a cascade of court fines and permit the suspension of hundreds of thousands of driver's licenses each year simply because of residents' inability to pay justice-related debt.
The Legal Intelligencer |Case Digests

Joers v. City of Philadelphia

August 07, 2018

Employer bound by deemed admissions where failure to timely respond to plaintiffs' requests for admissions prejudiced them from taking depositions and discovery to support their claim tortfeasor employee was acting in scope of employment at time of accident. Judgment affirmed.
Daily Business Review |

Miami Beach Liable in Employee's Car Crash

Verdict Search | August 06, 2018

A moped rider claimed he was injured when a city employee backed a car into him.
New Jersey Law Journal |

BAR REPORT - Capitol Report

New Jersey State Bar Association | August 06, 2018

Oral arguments on breath test case scheduled
Connecticut Law Tribune |Case Digests

Sanchez v. State of Connecticut Dept. of Transportation

August 06, 2018

State Employee Not Immune From Liability for Conduct Outside Scope of Employment
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Sconiers v. U.S.

August 06, 2018

FTCA Claimants Obligated to File Suit within Two Years of Claim Accrual and Six Months of Agency Denial
New Jersey Law Journal |Commentary

Orientation as to Time and Place

Peter H. Lederman | August 03, 2018

OP-ED: No matter how disconcerting it may be, it is time for change in our Municipal Court system.
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Graves v. Vasquez-Pillacela

August 03, 2018

The court considered the magistrate's report and recommendation of plaintiff's motion for default judgment.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Trucker Said Plaintiff's Improper Attempt to Pass Him Led to Crash

VerdictSearch | August 02, 2018

On April 13, 2015, plaintiff Margaret McMearty, a school-bus driver in her mid-50s, was in a sedan on Route 401/Conestoga Road, heading toward Willing Way, in Malvern.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Federal Judge's Ruling May Help Insureds Keep Coverage Complaints in State Court

Steven A. Meyerowitz | August 01, 2018

A federal district court in Pennsylvania has issued a decision that may serve as a roadmap for insureds and their attorneys interested in having their coverage cases heard in a Pennsylvania state court rather than having them removed by insurers to federal court.
Delaware Law Weekly |Case Digests

Sadler v. Johnson

August 01, 2018

Genuine issues of material fact regarding vicarious liability and negligence precluded an employer's motion for summary judgment in this vehicle accident case.
Daily Business Review |

Jury Awards $900,000 From Insurance After Intersection Crash

Verdict Search | July 30, 2018

The award was for coverage on an underinsured-motorist provision in a Geico policy.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Worker Injured in Explosion Settles for $3.69 Million in Middlesex

Charles Toutant | David Gialanella | July 30, 2018

An electrician's assistant seriously injured in an explosion while making repairs at a manufacturing facility agreed to a $3.69 million settlement…
The Recorder |News

9th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Case Dealing 'Major Blow' to Class Settlements

Amanda Bronstad | July 27, 2018

A federal appeals court has agreed to review a decision en banc that has alarmed class action lawyers on both sides for potentially threatening the viability of nationwide settlements.
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

Pacan v. Urena

July 27, 2018

WCL §29(6) Found to Shield Car Owner From Car Wash Employee's Personal Injury Suit
The Legal Intelligencer |

Couple Contended Broadside by Drunken Driver Caused Injuries

VerdictSearch | July 26, 2018

On April 17, 2015, plaintiff James Yaremko, a sales and marketing manager in his 50s, was driving north on Peach Street toward Robinson Road, in Erie, when his minivan broadsided the passenger's side of a car.
New York Law Journal |Case Digests

Matos v. Jacques

July 26, 2018

Graves Amendment Inapplicable in Seeking to Hold Owner Liable For Its Own Negligence
New Jersey Law Journal |Case Digests

Sconiers v. U.S.

July 25, 2018

Plaintiff appealed from the dismissal of her tort claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
New Jersey Law Journal |News

Suit Against Bar, Waterway Over Man's Drowning in Car Settles For $1.75 Million

Charles Toutant | Michael Booth | David Gialanella | July 16, 2018

The family of a man who died after having drinks at a bar in Jersey City and then driving his car into the Morris Canal Basin agreed to a $1.75 million settlement in a Middlesex County dram shop case, Pych v. Powerhouse Lounge, on May 10.
The Legal Intelligencer |News

Rideshare Driver's Independent Contractor Status Means Insurer Owes No Coverage

Zack Needles | July 05, 2018

An exclusion in a State Farm policy barring coverage for accidents that occur while giving rides in exchange for money is not voided by the Pennsylvania Ridesharing Arrangements Act because the driver was an independent contractor and not an employee of a rideshare operator, the state Superior Court has ruled.
New York Law Journal |Analysis

Sufficiency of Expert Opinion in 'Serious Injury' Cases

Seth Weinberg | July 03, 2018

In order for plaintiffs to recover for noneconomic losses as a result of a car accident, they must prove that they suffered a “serious injury” as defined by Insurance Law Section 5102 (see Insurance Law Section 5104 [a]). In many cases, the parties' experts have conflicting opinions on this issue.
Daily Business Review |

Motorist Recovers for Rear-Ender Injuries When She Stopped at Red Light

Verdict Search | July 02, 2018

The defendant claimed the driver in front made an unexpected stop — at a red light.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Estate Claimed Drunken Off-Duty Trooper Caused Fatal Crash

VerdictSearch | June 28, 2018

On May 18, 2012, plaintiff's decedent, Robin Williams, 21, a nursing assistant, was driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, in Montgomery County. When she was between the Willow Grove and Fort Washington interchanges, her sedan began to have engine trouble.
Daily Business Review |

Small Award After Rear-End Crash for Neck Injury

Verdict Search | June 25, 2018

Collision brings award for medical costs under uninsured-motorist clause.
Daily Business Review |

$250,000 Jury Award for Pitcher's Career-Ending Car Crash

Verdict Search | June 25, 2018

MOTOR VEHICLEPALM BEACH CIRCUIT COURTA jury awarded a college student $250,000 after a car accident which ended his athletic career.In 2014, Bruce…
Connecticut Law Tribune |News

Trantolo & Trantolo Attorneys Secure $480,000 Settlement for South Windsor Man After Car Crash

Robert Storace | June 21, 2018

Scott Mumley settled his November 2016 lawsuit against his insurance carrier for $480,000. Mumley suffered injuries to his neck and back after another motorist rear-ended his vehicle on the Berlin Turnpike.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Nurse Claimed Lasting Injuries From Crash; Defense Disagreed

VerdictSearch | June 21, 2018

On Aug. 7, 2015, plaintiff Guirlene Jean-Baptiste, 47, a certified nursing assistant, was driving in stop-and-go traffic on Roosevelt Boulevard, in Northeast Philadelphia. When she was near Cottman Avenue, her sedan was rear-ended by another car. She claimed permanent neck injuries.
The Legal Intelligencer |

Suit Over Marine's Death in Fiery Crash Settles for $8M

P.J. D'Annunzio | June 21, 2018

The widow of a marine killed in a fiery crash when a tanker truck slid down a decline and impacted his vehicle has settled her case with the excavating company that owned and operated the truck.

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