Tag: liability
Court Finds County Not Liable for Fall on Public Sidewalk Adjacent to County Road
Plaintiff Frances Hice tripped and fell and suffered injuries as a result of an uneven public sidewalk slab on Watchung Avenue in Bloomfield. The sidewalk abutted a private residence owned by defendants Jose Cruz and Angelica Delacruz. The sidewalk was adjacent to a road (Watchung Avenue) owned by the County of Essex. The issue in […]
Appellate Division Rules That Injured Plaintiff May Pursue Pothole Claim Against Municipality
On January 29, 2021, Plaintiff Michael Shaw tripped and fell while crossing Kearny Avenue due to a large pothole in the middle of the street. He suffered significant injuries including a broken right hip, chronic lumbar strain, and aggravation of other pre-existing conditions. The issue in Shaw v. Town of Kearny, 2025 N.J. Super. Unpub. […]
Appellate Division Reaffirms “Bright-Line” Between Commercial and Residential Properties as to Public Sidewalk Liability
In the published case of Gottsleben v. Annese, 2025 N.J. Super. LEXIS 52 (App. Div. July 3, 2025), the plaintiff Debra Gottsleben unsuccessfully attempted to expand the principles of public sidewalk liability for commercial properties to a residential property that was unoccupied and undergoing renovations. The plaintiff had slipped and fell on the sidewalk in […]
Concert Venue Found Not Liable for Slip and Fall Injury From Liquid on Concourse
Plaintiff Gabriela Mirtha Tiscornia Sosa was injured when she slipped and fell on a wet floor at a concert at the Prudential Center. This venue was owned by defendant DAE, which contracted with defendant ABM to provide janitorial services. The issue in Sosa v. Devils Arena Entertainment, LLC, 2025 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 787 (App. […]
Municipality Found to Have No Liability for Injury Caused by Trip on Uneven Boards on Boardwalk
Plaintiff Jessica Feeney tripped and fell while walking on the boardwalk in the City of Atlantic City. She sued the City claiming that she tripped on uneven boards and that the City was negligent in causing the dangerous condition and that it failed to timely repair the condition. The issue in Feeney v. City of […]
Court Finds Commercial Tenant Not Responsible for Plaintiff’s Fall in Parking Lot
Plaintiff Vito Collucci fell on ice and snow while walking towards a restaurant in the parking lot of a multi-tenant strip mall. He sued the owner of the shopping center, the restaurant, as well as other tenant stores located in the strip mall. The issue in Collucci v. Cosima Cassese, 2025 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS […]
Court Rules That County Not Vicariously Liable for the Alleged Negligent Acts of Its Independent Contractor
Plaintiff Wiggins Plastics, Inc. sued the County of Passaic and its contractor Assuncao Brothers, Inc. (“Assuncao”) for damages claimed to its property following the effects of Hurricane Ida. Plaintiffs claimed that their properties were damaged due to the negligent acts related to a bridge replacement project, contracted by the County of Passaic to defendant Assuncao […]
Landlord Found Not To Be Responsible For Fatal Injury of Tenant’s Employee
The decedent Sean King was employed by High Grade Beverage (“HGB”) when he received a fatal electric shock while attempting to replace an emergency light fixture. OSHA determined that he was working with live wires when he was electrocuted, as the circuit breaker feeding the emergency light fixture had not been turned off. The issue […]
Prosecutor’s Office Found Not Liable for Civil Claim in Prosecuting Former Police Officer for Criminal Acts
Plaintiff Thomas Aletta, a former police officer for the Hackensack Police Department sued the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, State of New Jersey, Prosecutor John Molinelli, Assistant Prosecutor Daniel Keitel, and Prosecutor Investigator Lieutenant Jay Haviland after he was acquitted of official misconduct, conspiracy and evidence tampering. He alleged a politically motivated conspiracy to prosecute him contrary […]
Police Officer Found to Be Immune From Liability for an Accident Caused by High Speed Chase
Plaintiffs Omer Jackson and Sharonda Jackson sued defendants County of Hudson, Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, and Officer Renato Maure-Cascaret for injuries suffered by Omer when his car was hit by a car that was being pursued in a high speed chase by Officer Maure-Cascaret. The defendants successfully filed for a motion for summary judgment, obtaining […]
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