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Owner of Vacant Lot Adjoining Public Sidewalk Held Not Liable for Injury Caused by Fall on Sidewalk
Plaintiff Alejandra Padilla slipped and fell on the sidewalk adjoining a vacant lot in Camden, which was owned by the defendants Myo Soon and Young Il an. She claimed to have suffered permanent injuries as a result of her fall. The issue in Padilla v. Young Il an, 2023 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 14 (App. […]
Neither Wawa, Nor The State Held Liable For Accidents That Occurred Due To Drivers Making An Illegal Left Turn Into A Wawa Driveway
In a published decision, the Appellate Division considered appeals from two cases involving motor vehicle accidents that occurred about one year apart at about the same location under similar circumstances. In both cases, a driver traveling westbound on Route 322 in Folsom, New Jersey made an illegal left turn in the direction of one of […]
Apartment Building Owner Found Not To Be Liable For Injury From Fall On Slippery Stairs Due To Lack Of Notice Of Condition Of Stairs
Plaintiff Widelande Raymond suffered a serious bodily injury when she slipped and fell on a slippery substance on her apartment building’s stairs. She sued the building owner, Layna Realty, LLC, and the property manager, Pentaurus Properties, LLC. The issue in Raymond v. Layna Realty, LLC, 2021 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1673 (App. Div. Aug. 10, […]
Hotel Found to Have No Liability for Painting Contractor Injured Due to Fall Off Ladder
Plaintiff Andres Prieto (as part of a team of contractors) was hired by the Defendant EH Associates, LLC d/b/a Fairbridge Inn & Suites to place sheetrock over skylights in the hotel’s ballroom and paint the ballroom’s walls. In the course of performing these services, he fell off his ladder and suffered injuries. The issue in […]
Residential Owner of Three Family Apartment Building Found Not to be Liable for Fall on Adjoining Public Sidewalk
Plaintiff Gerard Rienzi, while an inspector for Union City, fell on the public sidewalk in front of the three family apartment building owned by defendant Vincent Giacoman. Plaintiff claimed to have suffered injuries when he fell in a hole in the sidewalk adjacent to Giacoman’s building. The issue in Rienzi v. Giacoman, 2020 N.J. Super. […]
Appellate Division Rejects Ongoing Storm Rule in Second Decision
Plaintiff Josselyn Berniz (“Berniz”) worked as a housekeeper for defendants Jeffrey and Aisha Atkins. After cleaning their home, while leaving, she fell on their snow covered driveway. It was still snowing when she left the defendants’ home. The issue in Berniz v. Atkins, 2020 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1900 (App. Div. Oct. 8, 2020) was […]
Defendant Underage Adult May Be Held Liable To Third Party Injured Due To Defendant Facilitating The Use Of Alcohol To Underage Adult At His Residence
Defendant Mark Zwierzynski (“Zwierzynski”), age 19, permitted his underage adult friends to consume alcoholic beverages in his home. Two of his guests, plaintiff’s decedent Brandon Tyler Narleski (age 19) and plaintiff Nicholas Gomes (age 20) left his home severely intoxicated. Shortly thereafter, Gomes lost control of his vehicle and crashed, causing Narleski’s death. In Estate […]
Red Lobster Found Potentially Liable To Customer For Injury From Fall On Oily Steps
The plaintiff, Mia Alers-Alvira, was leaving the Red Lobster restaurant when she slipped and fell on the last of three steps that led to the entrance/exit pathway of the Red Lobster. She claimed that she fell on the oily residue on these concrete steps. In the case of Alers-Alvira v. Red Lobster Restaurant, Inc., 2020 […]
Private Owner Of Parking Lot Leased To Municipality Found Not Liable For Fall On Ice In Lot
The plaintiff Richard Underhill parked his car in a municipal parking lot known as the Kaplan Lot located in the Borough of Caldwell. He walked across the street with his wife and friends to eat dinner at a nearby restaurant. Upon returning to his parked car, he walked up an internal driveway that connected the […]
Landlord Found Not Liable for Tenant’s Injury on Stairs Due to Known Crack in Stair Tread
Plaintiff Mary Giraldi leased a single family home from defendants Michael and Susan Cervini. After living there for four years, she caught her foot in a gap between the porch stair treads and fell. In Giraldi v. Cervini, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2183 (App. Div. Oct. 24, 2019), the issue was whether the defendant […]
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