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New Jersey Turnpike Authority Found Not Liable For Injury Caused Due To Plaintiff’s Motorcycle Hitting A Pothole
Plaintiff Daniel O’Brien sued the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (“NJTA”) for injuries he claimed to have suffered when he lost control of his motorcycle after hitting a pothole on the New Jersey Turnpike. The issue in O’Brien v. New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 2022 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 120 (App. Div. Jan. 27, 2022) was whether […]
Plaintiff’s Slip And Fall Claim Dismissed Due To Her Failure To Prove Store Had Notice Of Water On Floor
Plaintiff Maria Quinones slipped and fell on water on the floor of Kohl’s Clifton store. She fell on water, described as a two foot long strip of water, as she was walking towards the checkout lane to get in line. The issue in Quinones v. Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc., 2021 N.J. Super Unpub. LEXIS 2067 […]
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, […]
Borough Found Not Liable For Slip And Fall Injury Due To Alleged Depression In Grassy Area Of Municipal Park
Plaintiff Suzanne Pagonis tripped and fell while walking across a grassy field at the Crestwood Lake Club, which was a recreational lake swimming complex owned by defendant Borough of Allendale and encompassed a municipal park, Crestwood Park. Her daughter had participated earlier in the day in a softball tournament at the Club’s facilities. Plaintiff fell […]
County Found Not Liable For Trip Over Pipe Due To Plaintiff’s Failure To Prove Notice
Plaintiff Ellen Cavilla tripped over a partially exposed pipe and broke her wrist while fishing in Gaskill Park in April 2015. She sued Atlantic County for negligence due to her injuries. The issue in Cavilla v. County of Atlantic, 2020 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 877 (App. Div. May 11, 2020), was whether a negligence claim […]
Premises Liability Case Dismissed Against Supermarket Due To Plaintiff’s Failure To Prove Constructive Notice of Spill
The plaintiff Beverly Jackson slipped and fell on a quarter size dollop of shampoo from a bottle that had just fallen from the shelf in the pharmacy department of the defendant supermarket. Based upon video evidence, this shampoo had fallen on the ground three minutes before her fall. In Jackson v. ShopRite of Ewing, 2019 […]
Store Found Not Liable For Slip And Fall Due To Melting Snow From Cart In Aisle
Plaintiff Johanna Cortes fell while she and her husband were shopping at BJ’s Wholesale Club. She allegedly slipped and fell in a puddle of water about two feet wide, created by melting snow from a cart left in the aisle. In the federal court case of Cortes v. BJ’s Wholesale Club, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS […]
Movie Theater Found not Liable for Fall Due to Plaintiff’s Failure to Prove it had Notice of Debris Allegedly Causing the Fall
Plaintiff, Willy Frankel, and his wife were at the defendant Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas, watching a movie, when he slipped and fell after getting up from his seat when the movie ended. The issue in Frankel v. Edgewater Multiplex Cinemas, 2019 N.J. Super Unpub. LEXIS 510 (App. Div. March 7, 2019) was whether the plaintiff was […]
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