Leyman v. Amazon Logistics, 2024 WL 2962784, No. 1:23-cv-828 (S.D. Ohio June 12, 2024) - This case arises out of a serious motor vehicle accident occurring in Texas with an Ohio trucking company that contracted with Amazon...more
Brearey v. Ramsahai, 2024 WL 2848297, No. 24-cv-01693 (E.D. Pa. June 5, 2024) - Often in matters involving simple motor vehicle accidents, plaintiffs attempt to throw in claims relative to negligent hiring, training,...more
Hunter v. Daimler Truck North America, LLC, 2024 WL 834592 (Sup. Ct. Waterbury, Feb. 22, 2024) - This matter involved an accident where a box truck driver fell asleep and veered to one side of the road, flipping the vehicle...more
Estate of Coumbassa v. Hickle, 2023 WL 8234445, 2023-Ohio-4292 (Ohio App. Nov. 28, 2023) - A fantastic set of facts saw a lower court’s ruling affirmed by the appellate court when a motorist/decedent, whose actions were...more
Allen v. Foxway Transportation, Inc., 2024 WL 0478015, No. 4:21-cv-00156 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 7, 2023) - In a tragic, fatal collision between a tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle, which was disabled after striking a deer, the...more
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 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
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