Publications

The Superior Court, Appellate Division, held that a motorcyclist was not statutorily barred from bringing a negligence action for damages in the absence of a conviction for driving while intoxicated. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

A passenger in the leading vehicle, a taxi, filed suit for personal injuries against the driver of the leading vehicle, the driver of the following vehicle, and the owner of the following vehicle after a rear-end collision. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The issue in this case was whether the employee was in the course and scope of employment and/or acting in furtherance of the employer’s business at the time of the car accident. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

Dewitt Wimbs appealed from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that granted Molly Wolfson’s preliminary objections based on the statute of limitations and dismissing his personal injury complaint. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed the Law Division’s orders denying the defendants’ motion to enforce an unsigned settlement agreement arising from a voluntarily-entered mediation. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

Scholars wondered whether this doctrine would still be applicable because of recent New York cases stating that a plaintiff could be granted summary judgment on liability even if the plaintiff had comparative fault. See CPLR 1411. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

Ohio has recognized that there are exceptions to the application of res judicata in extraordinary circumstances but has never applied such an exception. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident when he was struck by an employee of the defendant’s employer, who swerved across the center line of the road and into the plaintiff’s path. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The insurance carrier brought a civil action against various medical providers, asserting an illegal kickback scheme in connection to New Jersey Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits.  Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The plaintiff slipped and fell on a yellow-painted surface in the parking area located on the defendant’s premises. Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.