Duty of Care
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Driver Turning Left From Middle Lane
Plaintiff Mildred Green filed a lawsuit against defendants Ricardo Arboleda Guapacha and Alba Vidal due to an automobile accident. Green and Arboleda Guapacha were both stopped at a red light before the accident occurred. Green was in the middle lane and Arboleda Guapacha was in the left lane. The issue in Green v. Arboleda Guapacha, […]
Court Rules That Commercial Landowner Has No Duty to Pre-treat Commercial Sidewalks Despite Actual or Constructive Knowledge of an Impending Storm
Defendant Hillside Estates, Inc. owned and managed Winding Woods Apartments in Sayreville, New Jersey. Plaintiff, Hsi Rung Niu-Wang, was a tenant in the complex. After plaintiff left her apartment to go to work, she walked towards her car and fell on black ice in the parking lot. The issue in Niu-Wang v. Hillside Estates, 2024 […]
New Jersey Supreme Court Imposes Duty Upon Owner of Vacant Commercial Lot to Maintain the Public Sidewalk Abutting the Property
Plaintiff Alejandra Padilla allegedly tripped, fell, and suffered injuries on the sidewalk that abutted the vacant commercial lot in Camden owned by the defendants Young Il An and Myo Soon An. This property had been purchased more than 25 years previously but no building was ever constructed. The issue in Padilla v. Il An, 2024 […]
Personal Injury Claim Resulting From Fall on Snow and Ice Barred by Ongoing Storm Rule
Plaintiff Joseph Devaney was working as a security guard for G4S at facilities owned by defendant Chemours Company. On the day of the accident, there was a winter storm with light snow, sleet, and freezing rain. During the course of plaintiff’s inspection of the premises, he slipped and fell, suffering injuries. The issue in Devaney […]
Building Owner Found Not Liable for Injury to Tenant’s Contractor
Defendant Rock Pile Properties, LLC (“Rock Pile”) owned a building in Garwood, which it leased to Defendant Statewide Fence Contractors, LLC (“Statewide”), a residential, commercial, and industrial fence company. According to the lease, Statewide was required to make all repairs and maintain the property, including the roof. Plaintiff John Gudoski (“John”), had prior experience working […]
Casino Had No Duty to Protect Patron From Theft of Money Kept in Shopping Bag
Plaintiff, Sridhar Jayaraman, was a guest at Caesar’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City for a six-night stay. While sitting at the bar with his girlfriend, he had with him a black plastic shopping bag, allegedly containing $120,000 in cash. After he stepped away from the bar, an unknown male later identified as Frederick Exume […]
Township Found to Have No Liability for Injury Caused by Trip Over Pothole in Shoulder of Road
Plaintiff Patrice Powers-Feigel was walking on the shoulder of Nosenzo Pond Road in West Milford when she slipped on gravel and her foot got caught on the edge of a pothole or uneven pavement. She tripped and fell into the street, resulting in serious injuries. The issue in Powers-Feigel v. Township of West Milford, 2023 […]
Landlord Found Not Liable For Tenant’s Fall On Interior Stairway of Residence
Plaintiffs Charles and Deborah Stenger sued their landlord, defendant Bulent Koroglu, for Charles Stenger’s trip and fall that occurred on the bottom step on the stairway to plaintiffs’ leased residence. They allege that their landlord failed to warn them of a latent defect in the stairway. The issue in Stenger v. Koroglu, 2022 N.J. Super. […]
NJ Supreme Court Rules that Landlord Not Responsible for Minor Burned on Apartment Unit’s Radiator
On March 30, 2010, the minor, J.H., a 9 month old infant, was burned by an uncovered, free-standing cast iron loop radiator in an apartment owned and managed by defendants R&M Tagliareni, LLC and Robert & Maria Tagliareni. His bed was adjacent to a radiator that did not have a cover. His father discovered him […]
Will New Jersey Business Owners Be Liable If Invitees Contract COVID-19 From Their Business After They Reopen?
While business owners are likely waiting impatiently to reopen their businesses, what will happen if their invitees (customers, tenants, vendors) who come into their business contract COVID -19 and become sick or die? Could they be subject to being sued for their invitee’s illness or death? As of now, there is no legal protection in […]
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