Plaintiff Jason Rodriguez was injured in a rear end collision and sued the other driver, defendant Faith Sheppard. Liability was conceded and a jury trial was held as to damages only. The issue in Rodriguez v. Mueller, 2019 N.J. Super Unpub LEXIS 1783 (App. Div. August 15, 2019), was whether the plaintiff had suffered sufficient […]
Subpoena Rule Change Simplifies Process to Issue NJ Subpoena for Out-of-State Case Who is Responsible Under New Jersey Law When an Injury Occurs Due to a Fall on a Public Sidewalk? When Can A Defendant Successfully File An Initial Motion To Dismiss Based Upon The Pleadings Versus A Motion For Summary Judgment? Driver Of Automobile Found Not Liable For Auto Accident When No Ability to Avoid Collision Winning Attorneys’ Fees for the Filing of Frivolous LawsuitsPlaintiff Cirillo Gonzalez was a passenger in the motor vehicle being operated by defendant Hector Lopez, which was involved in a collision with defendant Everlynia Hudson. The Hudson vehicle entered the roadway in front of the Lopez vehicle without stopping at a stop sign. The issue in Gonzalez v. Lopez, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS […]
This case originated with plaintiff Thomas Shaw contracting to buy a home located in Overlook Court in Hampton Township. He hired the defendant home inspector Brian Shand (“Shand”), sole owner of All Points Home Inspection & Services, to inspect the property, who thereafter e-mailed his report to the plaintiff Jodi Shaw (“Shaw”). Plaintiff Shaw claimed […]
The plaintiff Ronald Winnix and his wife defendant Sandra Winnix decided to take an impromptu family visit for the Fourth of July weekend, driving from North Carolina to Brooklyn, New York. Sandra had a concern about the condition of their minivan’s rear tire before they left. On their return home, that tire suffered a blow […]
Plaintiff Holly Hughes was a Certified Nursing Assistant who was hired by the defendant decedent’s daughter to provide nursing care to decedent (Leonard Owen) in his home. On her first day of work, as she was leaving work, she tripped and fell at the end of the walkway, apparently due to a substantial drop off. […]
On August 15, 2019, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed two bills into law, which overruled the New Jersey Supreme Court opinion in the case of Haines v. Taft. In the Haines case, the Court had held that plaintiffs could not seek to recover unreimbursed medical expenses as part of their damages incurred in an automobile […]
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