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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summaries Statewide Ins. Fund v. Star Ins. Co. New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-62 Sept. Term 2021, 086440 Decided: February 16, 2023 The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a joint insurance fund among public entities constituted “self-insurance,” not insurance, such that governmental entity’s membership in fund did not… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, D.C. Case Summary Doucette v. Neutron Holdings District Of Colombia Court Of Appeals No. 21-CV-896 Decided: January 26, 2023 Whether parts of a contract unrelated to the arbitration clause are unconscionable is a question that can be decided by the arbitrator at arbitration. Background Adoria Doucette sued Neutron Holdings, Inc., a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Landfall Trust LLC v. Fidelity Nat’l Title Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 3:22cv194 (RCY) Decided: December 21, 2022 Source of duty rule and economic loss doctrine bar negligence action; sole right to recovery was breach of contract. Background Real estate developers… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Grady v. Rothwell United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania No. 4:22-CV-00428, 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203694 Decided: November 8, 2022 Conducting business nationwide is not enough to confer personal jurisdiction on an out-of-state furniture company for an accident occurring outside Pennsylvania. Background Plaintiff, administrator of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Reibenstein v. Barax Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 32 MAP 2021 Decided: December 12, 2022 The phrase “cause of death,” as used in MCARE Section 513(d), refers specifically to the medical cause of death only, i.e., the physical processes precipitating the death. Background Decedent presented to primary care physician complaining… read more