Supreme Court of New Jersey Holds that a Low-Speed Electric Scooter Does Not Qualify Its User as a “Pedestrian” for the Purposes of the No-Fault Law

Westchester
Trucking & Transportation Liability
Commercial trucking and transportation companies are often required to pay for medical and lost wage benefits pursuant to state no-fault laws, even when they are arguably not at fault for an incident due to specific definitions in state no-fault s Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Held that When Plaintiff Fails to Meet the Burden of Demonstrating Good Faith Effort in Diligently and Timely Serving Process, then Actual Notice of the Lawsuit Is Irrelevant

Pittsburgh
Premises & Retail Liability
In deciding whether a complaint served after expiration of the applicable statute of limitations period was time-barred, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania applied the reasoning from Gussom v. Teagle, 247 A.3d 1046 (Pa. 2021). Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July
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Superior Court of Pennsylvania Held that Landowner Was Not Relieved of Its Duty of Care for Open and Obvious Dangers When It Should Have Expected a Business Invitee to Be Distracted

Pittsburgh
Premises & Retail Liability
The plaintiff, a business invitee, broke her ankle while playing disc golf at the defendant’s disc golf course. While walking to retrieve her disc, the plaintiff fell when she slipped on a steep slope that contained loose gravel in the grass. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July
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