Tag: mode of operation doctrine

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 […]

When minor Plaintiff G.A.H. was 15 years old, she began a sexual relationship with the defendant “Kenneth” when he was 44.  During the time period of this illegal relationship, Kenneth worked for defendant GEM Ambulance LLC (“GEM”) as an EMT.  The issue in the New Jersey Supreme Court case of G.A.H. v. K.G.G., 2019 N.J. […]

In six consolidated cases, six former employee defendants were sued by their former employer ADP, LLC (“ADP”) for violating their respective Restrictive Covenant Agreements with ADP.  Each of the defendants had been a top performing sales representative for ADP and had accepted the Restrictive Covenant in exchange for participating in a stock award incentive program.  […]

The plaintiff, F.K. was a resident at the defendant Integrity House residential drug treatment facility in Newark.  He claimed to have suffered personal injuries when he slipped and fell due to a wet condition on an interior staircase within the facility.  Plaintiff sued defendant Integrity House, alleging that it was negligent in the maintenance of […]

Plaintiff Edna Albert slipped and fell on a sidewalk outside a Pathmark grocery store and suffered personal injuries.  The Pathmark had leased the premises from Klingensmith Associates, LLC (“Klingensmith”).  The issue in Albert v. Pathmark Stores, Inc., 2019 N.J. Super Unpub. LEXIS 1586 (App. Div. July 10, 2019), was whether the commercial landowner, Klingensmith, who […]