VERDICT: Defense, coffee hut not negligent in connection with burns sustained by 12-year-old from spill in pickup. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, train platform snow/ice slip & fall
VERDICT: Defense (25/75 negligence), train platform snow/ice slip & fall, L2 fracture. [Read more…]
Negligence/insurance, $400,000 MVA verdict
NEGLIGENCE/INSURANCE: $400,000 MVA verdict upheld, but Plaintiff who did not name insurer precluded from executing against tortfeasor’s estate for any amount in excess of $100,000 policy limits because of failure to timely assert creditor’s claim… offset of $16,306 advanced medicals improperly denied… erroneous determinations as to non-party insurer’s alleged misconduct precluded on remand… Salvagni affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Medical malpractice, VA NP/pharmacy, experts
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE claims properly rejected on summary judgment and at trial for lack of proper expert as to standard of care of VA NP and pharmacy… Cebull affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
$400,000 verdict, head-on MVA
VERDICT: $400,000, head-on MVA, admitted liability, hand/neck/back/PTSD. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, chairlift unloading, hip
VERDICT: Defense, chairlift unloading injury, hip. [Read more…]
Ski operator negligence, chairlift safety standard
SKI OPERATOR NEGLIGENCE: Industry chairlift safety standard not adopted by government agency, not conclusive as to standard for unloading accident, expert still required to determine whether lift [Read more…]
Rollover death, Explorer Safety Canopy System
ROLLOVER DEATH: Default for late disclosure of Explorer rollovers properly denied… other incidents properly excluded for lack of similarity… Safety Canopy standardization properly excluded, no improper “consumer choice” defense… no [Read more…]
$130,000 settlement, UM, “family member,”
SETTLEMENT: $100,000 UM limits, $5,000 med-pay limits, plus $25,000, disputed “family member” status of minor daughter of divorced father. [Read more…]
$34,250,000 verdict, LTC policy contract/bad faith
VERDICT: $34,250,000 ($32 million punitives), LTC insurance contract/bad faith. [Read more…]