New Jersey Court Permits Service of Process through Facebook
If a plaintiff is unable to serve a complaint through personal service and is unable to locate a valid address for the defendant, what alternative means of service are available to plaintiff? That was the issue faced by plaintiffs in K.A. v. J.L., 450 N.J. Super. 247 (Ch. Div. 2016). In a published decision, approved […]
Plaintiff’s Bodily Injury Claim Due to Fall from Water on Floor Dismissed
Plaintiff Cameron Smith was shopping at defendant Walmart’s store at 9:45 pm when she slipped and fell on water inside the store. She landed on her right hip, sustaining injuries. In Smith v. Walmart Stores, Inc., 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1964 (App. Div. July 31, 2017), she claimed the defendant store failed to exercise […]
Homeowners Found Not Liable for Guest Who Drowned in Their Pool
Defendants Doris and James Astacio permitted Doris’ sister and brother-in-law, Diana and Jason Adams, to host a sixteenth birthday party for their son at their home. Dafiq Rasheed, an adult guest, drowned in their pool and his father filed a negligence action against the defendants for a survivorship claim and a wrongful death claim on […]
Plaintiff’s Liability Release Bars Her Personal Injury Claim Against Health Club
By: Jack Hagerty, Law Clerk Editor: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. Less than three months after joining Eclipse Sports and Wellness, gym member Maria Pulice was injured at the club when a ten-pound dumbbell fell on her face as her trainer, Oscar Cortes, whom she hired through the club, was handing it to her to perform […]
Court Finds Homeowners Not Liable to Guest Who Trips over Dog in Hallway
Homeowners Richard Compeau and Rosanna DiMarzio found out the hard way what happens when you “let sleeping dogs lie” (or in their case one sleeping dog) in their hallway, when a guest at their Christmas dinner tripped over their dog and was injured. In Parella v. Compeau, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1622 (App. Div. […]
Court Finds that Equitable Tolling of Statute of Limitations Did Not Apply to Prevent Lawsuit’s Dismissal
Plaintiff Ronald Rowell was injured on February 17, 2011 when his tractor trailer, parked in a commercial warehouse located in New Jersey, was struck by another vehicle. Initially, plaintiff sued the defendants he believed were responsible for the accident. However, after the statute of limitations expired, the plaintiff discovered the correct parties responsible for the […]
Out-of-State Pedestrian Injured in New Jersey Not Entitled to PIP Benefits Under Deemer Statute
Plaintiff, Kathleen Leggette, a Virginia resident, was visiting her daughter at Princeton University and, while crossing the street, she was struck by a New Jersey driver. She was insured by Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”) and claimed that GEICO should provide personal injury protection (“PIP”) coverage to pay for her bills under the Deemer Statute. […]
Owner of Three Family Home Has No Liability for Injury Caused by Fall on Sidewalk Adjacent to Home
Plaintiff Scott Valentine suffered injuries when he fell on ice or snow on the public sidewalk abutting the three family home owned by defendants Maximo and Ana Almanzar. The issue in Valentine v. Almanzar, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1440 ( App. Div. June 12, 2017) was whether the defendant homeowners had a legal duty […]
Appellate Division Rules that Medical Expenses that Exceed $15,000 PIP Limits are Recoverable in Personal Injury Action
In the published decision of Haines v. Taft, 2017 N.J. Super. LEXIS 64 (App. Div. June 1, 2017), the Appellate Division ruled that a plaintiff may recover medical expenses that exceed their $15,000 personal injury protection (PIP) limits in their automobile policy. At the trial court level, the trial judge had barred the admission of […]
Expert Not Required to Prove Dangerous Condition Due to Fall Occurring As Result of Height Differential between Two Driveways
Plaintiff Martin Rosenbaum exited a relative’s condominium and fell on a driveway outside the unit, which driveway was maintained by the defendant Highlands Condo Association. His daughter, Nanette Rosenbaum, tried to come to his aid and fell as well. In Rosenbaum v. Highlands Condo Association, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 680 (App. Div. March 21, […]
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