Tag: summary judgment
Plaintiff Failed to Prove Defendant Negligently Operated Her Vehicle at Uncontrolled Intersection
Plaintiff Maria Troiani-Schwartz and Defendant Elizabeth Dicker collided at an uncontrolled intersection in Hopewell, New Jersey. The traffic light at the intersection was not functioning due to Hurricane Sandy. In Troiani-Schwartz v. Dicker, 2018 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1520 (App. Div. June 26, 2018), the plaintiff contended that summary judgment was inappropriate because there was […]
Homeowner Found Not Liable for Injury Resulting from Fall on Driveway During Ongoing Snowstorm
Plaintiff, Michael Mangone, a UPS delivery worker, suffered an injury due to a fall from snow on the driveway of defendant Beverly Beer. Plaintiff sued Beer, claiming negligence. The question in Mangone v. Beer, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2855 (App. Div. Nov.16, 2017) was whether the defendant breached any duty of care owed to […]
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 […]
Plaintiff’s Liability Release Bars Her Personal Injury Claim Against Health Club
By: Jack Hagerty, Law Clerk Editor: Betsy G. Ramos, Esq. Less than three months after joining Eclipse Sports and Wellness, gym member Maria Pulice was injured at the club when a ten-pound dumbbell fell on her face as her trainer, Oscar Cortes, whom she hired through the club, was handing it to her to perform […]
Owner of Three Family Home Has No Liability for Injury Caused by Fall on Sidewalk Adjacent to Home
Plaintiff Scott Valentine suffered injuries when he fell on ice or snow on the public sidewalk abutting the three family home owned by defendants Maximo and Ana Almanzar. The issue in Valentine v. Almanzar, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1440 ( App. Div. June 12, 2017) was whether the defendant homeowners had a legal duty […]
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