The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the plaintiffs’ construction defect claims on the grounds that their action was not commenced within the 12-year time period set forth in 4 Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss to strike references to a “special relationship” owed to the plaintiffs premised on the defendant’s purported “cultivat[ion of] a relationship of trust and confidence.” The court agreed with the Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

In a case that could have a significant impact on school transportation companies and school districts that provide their own transportation services, the federal appeals court has held that physical and sexual assault allegations, predicated upon Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

This matter addressed the applicability of Ohio’s sovereign and municipal liability laws as they pertain to transit companies and their drivers/employees. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The decedent driver had borrowed a vehicle from the defendant owner that had a malfunctioning gas gauge. The decedent ran out of gas and was forced to stop on a two-lane highway with a 50-miles-per-hour speed limit. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The present issue involves a plaintiff’s attempt to amend the complaint to allege spoliation of a dashboard camera. The plaintiff was well past the time to amend without leave of the court. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

This case involved a defense verdict where the trial court denied the plaintiff’s requested jury instructions as to a driver’s responsibility to exercise due care to avoid a pedestrian and to not travel over the speed limit. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

This action involved a motor vehicle collision where the facts were not in dispute. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

This matter involved a simple uninsured motorist claim and damages dispute between the insured plaintiff and her insurance company. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The plaintiff brought an action against a certified registered nurse  Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.