Plaintiff sued a major retailer and one of its employees in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas over injuries sustained in a slip and fall. Plaintiff’s counsel alleged that the employee was a business entity with the store’s business address and therefore a...
Toss Me A Lifeline
Supreme Court, Kings County Holds Failure to Provide Lifeline to Plaintiff in Fall From Height is Prima Facie Evidence of Summary Judgment In a recent decision, the Supreme Court, Kings County granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to his Labor Law §...
“We got you covered.”
First Department Continues Expansion of “Covered” Activities In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department modified a Supreme Court, Bronx County decision that grated the defendants’ motion for summary judgment to dismiss plaintiff’s Labor Law §...
Housing Crisis
NYCHA Gets Out on Summary Judgment; Second Department Pulls Them Back In In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Second Department modified a Supreme Court, Kings County order that granted Defendant New York City Housing Authority’s motion for summary judgment,...
Courts Chip Away at Hit-and-Run Reporting Requirements for Uninsured Motorist Claims
In the recent case, Pummer v. Engelbrecht, 2024 WL 5245037, (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 30, 2024), the Court was asked to evaluate whether an insurance carrier is required to establish prejudice in cases where a plaintiff seeking uninsured motorist benefits (“UM”) fails to...
Support Beams Support Summary Judgment
Dropped Objects Fall Squarely into Labor Law Protections In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, First Department unanimously reversed a Supreme Court, New York County decision that denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to his Labor Law § 240(1)...
Given Freely
Examining the Wave of Motions to Amend Complaints After Fraud Allegations I. P.L.R. § 3025(b) & Motions to Amend Answer to Assert Affirmative Defenses Motions to amend Answer to assert affirmative defense and counterclaim for fraud pursuant to C.P.L.R. § 3025(b)...
The Inherently Speculative Nature of Future Medical Expenses
The Honorable Gerald A. McHugh of the Eastern District Court of Pennsylvania recently held in Morris v. Sutton, No. CV 23-2806, 2025 WL 564933 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 19, 2025) that 75 Pa. C.S.A. §1722 of Pennsylvania’s Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (“MVFRL”) did...
Flashing at a Concession Stand
Fourth Department Opens the Door for Slippery Roof Pitch in Future Cases In a recent decision, the Appellate Division, Fourth Department unanimously reversed a Supreme Court, Monroe County decision that denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment as to his Labor...