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Neither County Nor City Found Responsible For Injury To Plaintiff Caused By Tree Limb Piercing Windshield Of His Car

By on February 25, 2022 in Liability, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

Plaintiff Marc Russi suffered significant injuries when a tree limb fell and pierced the windshield of his car while he was traveling on Union Valley Road in West Milford.  The fallen tree limb came from a tree located in the Pequannock Watershed, a 35,000 – acre natural resource area owned by the City of Newark.  […]

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Fitness Club’s Waiver of Liability and Assumption of Risk Clauses in Agreement Found to Bar Member’s Personal Injury Claim

By on February 18, 2022 in Negligence, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

Plaintiff, Leah Skarbnik was a member of the defendant fitness facility, Life Time Fitness, Inc., and was injured after participating in a yoga class at the facility. She fell after participating in a “hot yoga” class. The issue in Skarbnick v. Life Time Fitness, Inc., 2021 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2068 (App. Div. Sept. 2, […]

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Parent Witnessing Children Struck By Car Not Entitled To Underinsured Motorist Benefits

By on February 4, 2022 in Coverage, NJ Litigation with 0 Comments

The plaintiff, B.G., drove his two children to school and parked his car next to the curb and across the street from the school building.  He got out of his car and helped his children exit the car, leaving the engine in his car running.  After walking his children one block to a crosswalk staffed […]

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