Brittany Bakshi on Car Accident

Appellate Court Affirms Denial of New Trial, Finds Mockler Instruction Proper in Wet Roadway Collision Case

Sivak v. Chrzanowski, 2025 WL 366090 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 3, 2025) - On appeal, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division affirmed a trial court’s order denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial,...more

7/31/2025 / Appeals , Appellate Courts , Appellate Review , Car Accident , Evidence , Jury Trial , Motor Vehicles , Negligence , Roads

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division Reversed Jury Verdict to Dismiss Complaint, Finding the Supreme Court Exercised...

Deliz v. Julia Rose Transport, --- N.Y.S.3d --- (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept. 2024) - In Deliz, the plaintiff presented an expert witness to testify that the most likely cause of the motor vehicle accident was that the defendant...more

12/5/2024 / Appeals , Car Accident , Expert Testimony , Expert Witness , Reversal

Superior Court of Pennsylvania Affirmed the Trial Court’s Denial for Post-Trial Relief Against the Plaintiff

Vaughan v. Williams, Slip Copy, 2024 WL 1231352 - The plaintiff filed suit against the defendant, alleging negligence in a motor vehicle accident where the defendant’s vehicle struck the plaintiff’s after the defendant...more

11/29/2024 / Auto Insurance , Burden of Proof , Car Accident , Insurance Claims , Insurance Industry , Negligence , Policy Terms

Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court’s Grant of Summary Judgment to Defendant, Finding that Plaintiff Failed to Vault the Verbal...

McGovern v. Basich, No. A-3951-21, 2023 WL 8613540 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 13, 2023) - This case arose from a motor vehicle accident in which the plaintiff had a green light when her car was struck by the defendant’s...more

3/19/2024 / Auto Insurance , Bodily Injury , Car Accident , Damages , Summary Judgment

New Jersey Superior Court Concludes That Grant of Summary Judgment on Basis of New Jersey Tort Claims Act Was Improper Because a...

Angeles v. Ruiz, Not Reported in Atl. Rptr., 2023 WL 3669914 - The trial court found that the defendant/township and its snowplow driver were entitled to summary judgment after an accident that occurred while the snowplow...more

9/21/2023 / Car Accident , Liability , New Jersey , Summary Judgment

Superior Court of Pennsylvania Affirms Trial Court’s Refusal to Open the Judgment of Non Pros Against Plaintiff

Atuahene v. Agondanou, Slip Copy, 2023 WL 2808476 - The plaintiff filed a claim for property damage to her vehicle four years after the date of the accident. The arbitration panel dismissed her claim based on the two-year...more

9/20/2023 / Arbitration , Car Accident , Jury Trial , Liability , Property Damage , Statute of Limitations

Delaware Superior Court Grants Plaintiff’s Motion for New Trial Because the Evidence of Record Demonstrated Plaintiff Sustained a...

Callaghan v. Yorston, Not Reported in Atl. Rptr., 2023 WL 3365041 -Although the defendant admitted to liability for a motor vehicle accident, he strongly contested the plaintiff’s injury claim. At trial, the plaintiff...more

9/18/2023 / Bodily Injury , Car Accident , Liability , Motor Vehicles

New York Court Affirmed Trial Court’s Denial of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Held That a Party Should Be Afforded a...

Cruz v. Fanoush 183 N.Y.S.3d 320 (Mem), (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept. 2023) - The plaintiff commenced a personal injury action following a motor vehicle accident. The plaintiff moved for summary judgment on the issues of liability...more

9/7/2023 / Car Accident , Discovery , Liability , Summary Judgment

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division Affirmed Trial Court’s Grant of Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff on Issue of...

Mei v. Cheung 187 N.Y.S. 3d 311, (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dept. 2023) - The plaintiff was struck by the defendant’s vehicle as she crossed the street. Through deposition testimony, the plaintiff demonstrated that she crossed in the...more

8/29/2023 / Bodily Injury , Car Accident , Liability , Negligence , Summary Judgment

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division Reversed Trial Court’s Denial of Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Issue of...

Ohl v. Smith 186 N.Y.S. 3d 721, (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dept. 2023) - The plaintiff was the front seat passenger of a vehicle that turned left in front of the defendant. The defendant claimed he had the right-of-way, and thus...more

8/28/2023 / Car Accident , Liability , NY Supreme Court , Summary Judgment

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