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Appellate courts will refer to trial courts’ decisions regarding factual issues.
The case involves a wrongful death and survival action against a hospital that alleged corporate liability, vicario
Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2021 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.
Case illustrates the issue of damages is an indispensable element of a trial.
In this medical malpractice action against a hospital, a physician and physicians’ group, the plaintiff patient all
Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2021 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.
Court reiterates that Pennsylvania does not recognize the “increased risk of harm” doctrine in legal malpractice cases.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reiterated that Pennsylvania does not rec
Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2021 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.
The Affidavit of Merit statute requires the affidavit to be served within 60 days of the licensed professional’s answer. However, that deadline is not draconian.
The appellate division grappled with the meaning of the Affidavit of Merit (AOM) statute in light of a filing that
Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2021 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.
Second Amended Complaint dismissed on Rule 12 (b) (6) for failure to demonstrate breach of duty in “Jump Scare” injury.
An amusement park patron claimed that an unidentified employee, dressed as a clown, frightened her when she was in attendance at the park during a Hall-o-Scream event, causing her to f
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An operator’s duty to stop a ride when a patron is contributorily negligent in engaging in “horseplay.”
When a child unlatched a restraining chain from a swing ride and was thrown from a ride, under the state’s version
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Question of fact as to coverage for gross negligence when employee fails to stop a ride resulting in fatal injuries to coworker.
Factual issues, such as the notice and delay and/or the operator’s abandonment of his post to stop a conveyor belt, were found to be enough to reverse summary judgment on the issue of
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Court refuses to admit deposition errata on cause of accident.
The First Department refused to consider a deposition errata sheet that changed the cause of the plaintiff’s slip-a
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A complaint cannot consist of conclusory allegations devoid of factual support.
The plaintiffs sought to have the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA) repealed and declared unconstitutional.
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Appellate Division finds that the plaintiff met the extraordinary circumstances exception to the 90-day requirement to serve a tort claims notice.
The Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed a denial of the plaintiff’s motion to file a late tort claims notice
Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2021 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.