Publications
Dueling policy provisions leaves landlord exposed.
Two individuals attending a hip-hop concert at a nightclub were shot by an unknown assailant, and one of whom was killed.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
Son-in-law is not a “relative” under insurance policy, according to Delaware Supreme Court.
The plaintiff was trimming tree branches with his mother-in-law and father-in-law by tying a rope from the tree branches to a vehicle and driving away as the branches were cut.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
Home is where the womb is: New York deems unborn infant to live with mother and father at the time of accident.
With his father’s permission, a son was driving a vehicle with his pregnant mother as a passenger when he negligently struck another vehicle. The mother, on behalf of her child, later brought a lawsuit against the father and son.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
Florida courts broaden Florida’s Deceptive Unfair Trade Practices Act to include all individuals, not just consumers.
Caribbean Cruise Line filed suit against the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for defamation and violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) after receiving an “F” grade.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
Unnecessary and protracted litigation results in reduced attorneys fees, even though the plaintiffs prevailed.
The plaintiffs, K.L.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
The “jerk and jolt doctrine” applies to claims of negligent operation of buses and the failure to present sufficient evidence required verdict against SEPTA to be vacated.
The plaintiff sued SEPTA regarding an injury he claims he sustained on one of the defendant’s buses. Trial resulted in a verdict against SEPTA in the statutory limits of the Sovereign Immunity Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §8521, et. seq.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
Joint employers, joint liability. Third Circuit extends Title VII liability to clients of temporary staffing companies.
Matthew Faush, an African American male, was assigned by Labor Ready, a temporary staffing firm, to work at one of Tuesday Morning, Inc.’s stores for a period of ten days.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
Arbitrator dissents from reasoning behind expungement, but still grants expungement.
The panel made the following Rule 2080 affirmative finding of fact: the registered person was not involved in the alleged investment-related sales practice violation, forgery, theft, misappropriation or conversion of funds.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
Expungement request denied in TIC case.
This case concerned a stipulated award in a 1031 Exchange involving alleged undisclosed risks and illiquidity.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016
Arbitration fee waiver request.
An application to an arbitration panel for a waiver of its fees is a prerequisite for avoiding arbitration on the ground that it is financially prohibitive.
Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2016