Tag: 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 […]
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, […]
Employer Found Not Liable for an Auto Accident Caused by an Employee Who Stole Van From Employer
Plaintiff Richard Finaldi (“Finaldi”) was in an automobile accident with defendant Matthew Knight (“Knight”), one of defendant Cornucopia Logistics, LLC’s (“Cornucopia”) dispatchers. Knight had stolen a Cornucopia delivery van, fell asleep while operating the van, went through a red light and collided with plaintiff Finaldi. Plaintiff Finaldi suffered serious injuries as a result of the […]
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 […]
Mall Owner Not Liable to Plaintiff Injured on Interior Department Store Staircase
Plaintiff Thomas Seltzer, an employee of Bloomingdale’s, was injured when he fell on a staircase used solely for Bloomingdale employees in the store. He sued the mall owner Riverside Square for negligence, claiming that it had some degree of control over the staircase which allegedly had irregular steps. The issue in Seltzer v. Riverside Square […]
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