Archive for February, 2018
How to Apply Offer of Judgment Rule in an Underinsured Motorist Case
Plaintiff Sharon Seamon filed a lawsuit against her insurance company State Farm Insurance Company for underinsured motorist benefits (“UIM”) for injuries she suffered in an automobile accident. At trial, the jury awarded her $375,733.36 for her injuries. The issues in Seamon v. State Farm Insurance Co., 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3069 (App. Div. Dec. […]
Catholic Cemetery Found Immune from Liability for Personal Injury Claim based Upon Charitable Immunity Act
Plaintiff, Gary Jack, and his wife Maureen had attended a funeral at the Calvary Cemetery. Maureen was pushing the plaintiff in a rolling walker, when the front wheels of his walker lodged in a crack in the asphalt, causing him to fall from the walker and break his wrist. In Jack v. Calvary Cemetery, 2017 […]
Homeowner Limited to Cash Value of House in Fire Loss Claim
Plaintiff Dawn Dunkerly made a claim against her homeowner’s insurance company, Encompass Insurance Company, for the fire loss of her parents’ home. A fire swept through the house and completely destroyed it. As executor of her parents’ estate, plaintiff submitted a claim to defendant Encompass under her parents’ homeowners policy to be compensated for the […]
What Defenses Are Available to Public Entities for Falls on Public Sidewalks?
If a plaintiff is able to establish that it is the public entity who bears the responsibility for the condition of a public sidewalk which caused the plaintiff’s fall, the public entity may remain immune from liability based upon Tort Claims Act defenses. The public entity (municipality, county, or State) may defend on the basis […]
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