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April 01, 2022
eNotes: Liability – April 2022 – Federal
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Humans & Res., LLC v. Firstline Nat’l Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 20-2152-KSM Decided: March 4, 2022 In connection with a COVID-19 business interruption claim, Court precludes Plaintiff’s legal expert, rejects Plaintiff’s assertion of the reasonable expectations doctrine, and enters summary… read more
April 01, 2022
eNotes: Liability – April 2022 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Kim v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court 7 C.D. 2020, 2022 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 16 Decided: February 9, 2022 Where the Commonwealth is a party, any defendant may object to venue under the Sovereign Immunity Act. Background This case was brought by husband and wife Plaintiffs in Philadelphia… read more
April 01, 2022
eNotes: Liability – April 2022 – Maryland
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY MD CASE SUMMARY Ross v. Chopra United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 248013 Decided: December 28, 2021 District Court for the District of Maryland holds that Plaintiff who did not designate an expert to testify to the cause of her emotional distress may not recover… read more
April 01, 2022
eNotes: Liability – April 2022 – New Jersey
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY NJ CASE SUMMARY Jeter v. Sam’s Club New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-2-21 085880, ___ N.J. ___ Decided: March 17, 2022 The NJ Supreme Court holds the “mode of operation” rule inapplicable in a slip and fall case, where Plaintiff alleged grapes on the floor had caused her fall, because the Defendant… read more
April 01, 2022
eNotes: Liability – April 2022- Washington, D.C.
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY DC CASE SUMMARY Whiteru v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 25 F.4th 1053 Decided: February 11, 2022 Metro Authority is denied summary judgment in wrongful death case where, as a common carrier, it can be liable if it knew, or had… read more