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Portorreal v. Mann, et al., 237 A.D.3d 1120 (2d Dept 2025) - The owner and operator of the middle vehicle in a three-vehicle accident moved for summary judgment. The moving defendant argued that it was stopped 5 to 10 feet...more
Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Schroeder, No. 1D2023-3363, 2025 WL 1174126 (Fla. 1st DCA Apr. 23, 2025) - This case arises out of a multi-vehicle accident in which the operator of the rearward vehicle claimed that she was...more
Jameel, etc. v. Dember, et al., No. A-1225-23 (April 28, 2025) - A wrongful death and survivorship action arising from a fatal accident in a hospital employee parking lot was dismissed after the New Jersey Appellate Division...more
Berkoski v. Honda Motor Company, Ltd., 328 A.3d 986 (N. J. Super., App. Div. 2025) - This product liability action centered on a fatal auto accident; a head-on collision that the plaintiff claimed could have been prevented if...more
Latney v. Fernandez, 2025 WL 457693, No. HHD-CV-23-6168441S (Sup. Ct Hartford, Feb. 6, 2025) - The Superior Court of Connecticut denied a motion for summary judgment to dismiss a claim for uninsured motorist benefits because...more
Allen v. United States, 2025 WL 35468, No. 24-99-KSM (E.D. Pa. Jan. 3, 2025) - A federal court dismissed a negligence claim against the United States Postal Service (USPS) after the plaintiff failed to timely oppose the...more
A recent Florida appellate decision offers a valuable blueprint for insurers and corporate legal teams seeking to limit exposure in questionable vicarious liability claims. In Campo v. Uber Technologies, Inc., the Third...more
Darryl Vachon v. The Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., Fla. 2d DCA, No. 2D2023-2674, February 14, 2025 - The insured was injured in 2011 when he was rear-ended by a driver who had a $10,000.00 insurance policy. The insurance...more
With an increasing trend of nuclear excess verdicts around the country against individuals unable to pay millions of dollars, third-party bad faith lawsuits are on the rise. Frequently, attorneys will represent a plaintiff in...more
D’Elia v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company et al., 2024 WL 2931140 (Sup. Ct. Waterbury, June 3, 2024) - In this matter, a vehicle rented by defendant ELRAC, LLC to Mr. Edreice Harrell, but operated by an unknown driver, was...more
On April 10, 2024, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal held that an insurer and its insured can mutually agree on an alternative method of canceling an insurance policy, notwithstanding policy language providing...more
In Johnson v. Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, a limousine ride to the airport turned catastrophic when an unlicensed, speeding driver named Aaron Nash (“Nash”) missed a lane shift through a construction zone and...more
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
Employers in South Carolina faced with litigation might have an easier time winning motions for summary judgment, noncompete agreements remain in the crosshairs, and the North Carolina Supreme Court offered some rare how-to...more
Glass-Hill v. Gordon, 2023 Wl 5202615, No. N21C-11204 (SPL) (Del. Super. Ct. Aug. 14, 2023) - This action involved a motor vehicle collision where the facts were not in dispute. It was agreed the plaintiff approached an...more
O’Neal v. Allstate Insurance Co., 2023 WL 4704684 - In an action for underinsured motorist coverage resulting from a vehicle-pedestrian accident, the defendant moved for summary judgment, asserting there was no genuine issue...more
Loftus v. Three Palms Croaker Park, LLC, 211 N.E.3d 771, Ohio App. 8 Dist., 2023 - 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...more
Adesokan v. Town of Bloomfield, 347 Conn. 416, 297 A.3d 983 (2023) - This is a very interesting appeal involving whether a police officer holds a special defense of governmental immunity in the appellant’s underlying personal...more
O'Neal v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. N22C-03-226 MAA, 2023 WL 4704684 (Del. Super. Ct. Jul. 21, 2023) - In a somewhat unusual case, the Delaware Superior Court found that the plaintiff’s negligence in crossing the street...more
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
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
Kerns v. Hale, 2023 WL 2820467, No. 21-CA-3970 (Ohio App. Apr. 4, 2023) - This matter involved a pedestrian and motor-vehicle accident—the defendant struck two individuals walking on a highway off-ramp, who were allegedly...more
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
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
This action involved a motor vehicle collision where the factual dispute at issue on summary judgment addressed whether the plaintiff had timely filed her complaint. The plaintiff filed her action on November 3, 2020,...more