Pemberton v. Montoya, 2023 N.Y. Slip Op. 02674, 2023 WL 3486551 (2d Dept May 17, 2023) - In a highly regular procedural development, the defendant in a vehicular accident failed to timely answer, and the plaintiff moved for a...more
The plaintiff, a nursing assistant, was sitting in the front seat of an ambulance that rear-ended a vehicle at a red light in poor weather conditions. The defendant maintained he was driving the speed limit, while the...more
This action involved a motor vehicle collision where the factual dispute at issue on summary judgment addressed whether the plaintiff had timely filed her complaint. The plaintiff filed her action on November 3, 2020,...more
This highly interesting decision claims to be in line with our jurisdictions, but it appears to carve out additional liability, even in situations where the party seeking summary judgment is not the proximate cause of the...more
The plaintiff served a standard notice, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 13a-144, to set aside the state’s sovereign immunity with regard to a defect on state highways or sidewalks that allegedly caused a person to...more
This action involved a motor vehicle collision where the defendant tried to merge onto a highway where the plaintiff’s vehicle was stopped at the top of the merge lane. In response to this, the defendant attempted to speed up...more
This matter involved an otherwise standard motor-vehicle action but with an alleged hit-and-run driver. The plaintiff, using a trailer license plate number, claimed the involved tractor-trailer belonged to the defendant,...more