The plaintiff claimed she burnt her arm on a heating element within a sauna when she tripped and fell due to poor lighting. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

It is highly common for truck drivers who own their own trucks to function as independent contractors and function in that capacity pursuant to agreements with large logistics companies. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

At its heart, this decision is fairly simple—the Appellate Division determined the plaintiff is not entitled to summary judgment because an issue of fact remained as to whether the defendant was liable for the collision, and an issue of fact remai Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The plaintiff was operating his motorcycle as an Uber Eats driver in August of 2017 when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered significant injuries. The offending driver was minimally insured. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

In a matter involving a dispute over damage caused to a truck during towing, the tow truck company sought to quash an order requiring production of an incident report prepared by the named tow truck driver. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

Though much of the court’s issue in this decision appears related to the manner in which the complaint itself was drafted, the court did find that a school transportation department’s “supervision of students on a school bus, as well as the action Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

This interesting litigation actually addresses a complaint of excessive idling against a school bus company, but the federal court correctly put the onus on the plaintiff to craft appropriate requests as opposed to common “kitchen sink” type deman Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The trial court granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a wrongful death case because the matter was initiated after MCARE’s two-year statute of limitations period had run.  Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.