Tag: standard of care
Plaintiff’s Negligence Claim Against Casino Security Guard Dismissed Due to Failure to Retain Expert
Plaintiff John Coxe sued Harrah’s, claiming that he suffered injuries as a result of being improperly detained by Harrah’s security team. He and his girlfriend, Valerie Kloepping, were in the pool area at Harrah’s when his credentials could not be located. Although they were later located, Plaintiff became belligerent. Eventually, security had to physically restrain […]
Experienced Trucking Employee Permitted to Offer Lay Opinion on Standard of Care for Transporting a Sealed Container of Food-Grade Substance
Plaintiff Mecca & Sons Trucking Corp. sued J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. over a shipment it claimed was damaged while in the possession of J.B. Hunt. Because the seal on the food-grade shipment was broken, the customer had rejected the shipment. The issue in Mecca & Sons Trucking Corp. v. J.B. Hunt Transp., Inc., 2024 N.J. […]
Store Found Not Negligent for Plaintiff Who Was Injured Tripping Over Mannequin Platform
Plaintiff Patricia Rieger was shopping at the defendant Loft store in Marlton, NJ when she suffered an injury. She was trying on a scarf and, while viewing herself in the mirror of the common dressing area of the store, she backed up, tripped and fell over a platform behind her. Her trip caused the mannequin […]
Expert Testimony Needed to Establish Negligence Claim Based Upon Violation of State And Local Codes
Plaintiff Cornelia Wright was a tenant, living on the fourth floor of a Jersey City apartment building owned by defendant Premier Business Management, when she fell and was injured, while walking down a dark stairwell in the building. The building’s power was out due to an electrical power outage in Jersey City from Super Storm […]
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