Betsy G. Ramos
Ms. Ramos is an Executive Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Litigation Department at Capehart Scatchard, P.A. located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. She is an experienced litigator with over 25 years experience handling diverse matters. Practice areas include tort defense, business litigation, estate litigation, tort claims and civil rights defense, construction litigation, insurance coverage, employment litigation, shareholder disputes, and general litigation.
Owner Of Vacant Two-Family Home Found Not To Be Liable For Injury On Abutting Defective Sidewalk
The plaintiff, Nivia Cardenas, fell and injured herself on a defective sidewalk in front of a vacant home owned by defendants Mark and Anthony T. Severino. The trial court judge determined that, because the property was not being used for commercial purposes at the time of the accident, the defendants had no duty to maintain […]
Premises Liability Case Dismissed Against Supermarket Due To Plaintiff’s Failure To Prove Constructive Notice of Spill
The plaintiff Beverly Jackson slipped and fell on a quarter size dollop of shampoo from a bottle that had just fallen from the shelf in the pharmacy department of the defendant supermarket. Based upon video evidence, this shampoo had fallen on the ground three minutes before her fall. In Jackson v. ShopRite of Ewing, 2019 […]
Store Found Not Liable For Slip And Fall Due To Melting Snow From Cart In Aisle
Plaintiff Johanna Cortes fell while she and her husband were shopping at BJ’s Wholesale Club. She allegedly slipped and fell in a puddle of water about two feet wide, created by melting snow from a cart left in the aisle. In the federal court case of Cortes v. BJ’s Wholesale Club, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS […]
Court Rules that Treating Physicians May Testify as to Whether their Bills were Fair and Reasonable
Plaintiff Maria Napolitano was in a motor vehicle accident when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was struck in the rear by a truck driven by defendant Tony Hudson and owned by MSS Vending Inc. As the time of the accident, she was insured under an automobile insurance policy that included a $50,000 […]
Landlord Found Not Liable for Tenant’s Injury on Stairs Due to Known Crack in Stair Tread
Plaintiff Mary Giraldi leased a single family home from defendants Michael and Susan Cervini. After living there for four years, she caught her foot in a gap between the porch stair treads and fell. In Giraldi v. Cervini, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2183 (App. Div. Oct. 24, 2019), the issue was whether the defendant […]
Court Rules That Plaintiff Unable To Seek PIP Coverage For Unpaid Medical Expenses Under Policies Issued By Insurance Companies To Tortfeasor’s Resident Relatives
Plaintiff Raymond Nesby was injured in an automobile accident when his car was struck from behind by the vehicle driven by defendant Sheryl Fleurmond, whose vehicle was owned by defendant Chris Decaro and insured by Progressive Garden State Insurance Company. Fleurmond did not own a vehicle nor have her own automobile insurance policy. However, she […]
Appellate Division Holds No Absolute Rule Of Law Finding Liability Due To Rear End Collision
The plaintiff Ming Zhang appealed from a no cause verdict entered after a bench trial. Plaintiff’s complaint sought compensation for property damage to his vehicle suffered from a rear end collision. The trial court judge found that the plaintiff had caused the accident when he abruptly changed lanes into the lane that the defendant was […]
Church Found Immune Under Charitable Immunity Act For Injury Due to Plaintiff’s Fall on Snow When Attending Drunk Driving Program at Church
Plaintiff Edward Castellano was ordered to participate in a 48 hour Intoxicated Driver’s Resource Center (IDRC) Program due to his second drunk driving conviction. The program was located on property owned and operated by defendant St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Keyport, New Jersey. As plaintiff walked about the premises before the program started, he slipped […]
Court Finds Contractor Not Responsible For Accidental Death Of Subcontractor’s Employee
Plaintiffs Walter Friedauer and Robert Friedauer, as Executors of the Estate of Paul Friedauer, brought a wrongful death action against defendant Ashbritt Environmental Inc. (Ashbritt). Ashbritt was the state’s prime contractor for the hurricane or other natural disaster debris recovery, remediation and disposal in Brick Township due to Hurricane Sandy. Ashbritt had subcontracted some of […]
Court Determines That Property Owner Can Be Held Liable For Fall on Slippery Floor Due To Prior Notice of Condition
Plaintiff Ella Jacob slipped on a hallway floor while working for her medical practice employer. The office had been leased to her employer by the defendant Marlboro Gastroenterology, PC. (“Marlboro”) The issue in Jacob v. Marlboro Gastroenterology, P.C., 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2164 (App. Div. Oct. 23, 2019) was whether Marlboro could be held responsible […]
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