Negligence
Plaintiff’s Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Failure to Prove Causal Relationship Between Inhalation of Fumes and Her Fall
Plaintiff Yireika De La Rosa went to defendant LA Gypsy restaurant with a friend. She drank half a beer and went to the restaurant’s restroom. As she approached the restroom, she noticed maintenance staff spraying a blue liquid, which smelled like ammonia, onto the floor. Plaintiff passed through the area, felt she could not breathe […]
District Court Finds That Mode of Operation Rule Did Not Apply to a Fall From a Blueberry Sold in a Clamshell Container
Plaintiff Jessica Nunez was shopping at the Clifton Costco and claimed that she slipped and fell on at least one blueberry on the floor in the meat department. She sued Costco for her personal injuries. The issue in Nunez v. Costco Wholesale Corp., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196212 (D.N.J. Oct. 3, 2025) was whether Costco […]
Summary Judgment Dismissal Affirmed Based Upon Storm In Progress Doctrine
Plaintiff Glenn Weidlich slipped and fell outside the front door of his condominium unit due to ice on the landing and fell down the stairs. He sued the defendants, 313-319 First Street Condo Association Inc. and Clinton Hill Condo Association, among other defendants, claiming that they were negligent due to the unsafe condition of the […]
Res Ipsa Loquitur Doctrine Found Not to Apply to Plaintiff’s Injury Caused by Falling Showerhead Screen
Plaintiff Abdullah Alhababi was a guest at defendant Caesar’s Hotel when he was injured due to a showerhead screen that suddenly detached and fell on his head. It caused him to fall and lose consciousness. The issue in Alhababi v. Caesar’s N.J., Inc., 2025 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 395 (App. Div. Mar. 14, 2025) was […]
Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Claim Caused by Fall in Pothole Located in Crosswalk
Plaintiff Nelly Reis a/k/a Nelly Gonclaves and her husband filed a lawsuit against the City of Newark for her personal injuries. She alleged that she tripped and fell in a pothole, a couple of feet outside of a crosswalk, while she was crossing an intersection in the City of Newark. The issue in Reis v. […]
Plaintiff Permitted to Pursue Personal Injury Claim Against Apartment Owner and Tenant Due to Injury Caused by Deficient Stair Railing
Plaintiff Nicolette Pippis was injured when she slipped and fell while leaving a building owned by defendant PDC, after visiting defendant MKG, a tenant in the building. She claimed that, as she walked down the stairs, she was holding onto the handrail. The handrail ended short of a few steps which she claimed caused her […]
Plaintiff’s Negligence Claim Against Casino Security Guard Dismissed Due to Failure to Retain Expert
Plaintiff John Coxe sued Harrah’s, claiming that he suffered injuries as a result of being improperly detained by Harrah’s security team. He and his girlfriend, Valerie Kloepping, were in the pool area at Harrah’s when his credentials could not be located. Although they were later located, Plaintiff became belligerent. Eventually, security had to physically restrain […]
Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Claim Dismissed Due to Lack of Expert Report As to Causation
The decedent Alice Trainor fell while attending the defendant’s adult day health care services. The 89-year-old Alice fell while walking towards the bathroom at the defendant’s facility, suffered injuries, and ultimately passed away. The issue in Estate of Alice Trainor v. Active Day of Brick, 2024 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 552 (App. Div. Apr. 3, […]
Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Lawsuit Dismissed Due to Her Failure to Identify the Condition That Caused Her Accident
Plaintiff Artherine Price was at the Quaker Bridge Mall on May 10, 2018, when she twisted her ankle in the parking lot of the Mall. She claims that she fell in the crosswalk while walking from her parked car to enter the store and sued the Mall defendants for her injuries. The issue in Price […]
Plaintiff’s Injury Claim Against Municipality Caused by Stepping Into Pothole Fails Due to Lack of Notice of Condition
Plaintiff Reginald Jones was injured when he was attempting to cross in the middle of Isabella Avenue in Irvington. While stepping off the curb, his foot became stuck in a hole in the street adjacent to the curb. It caused him to fall and suffer injuries. The issue in Jones v. Township of Irvington, 2024 […]
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