In Naheem v. Y. Ron Taxi, a three-car accident case, the court awarded summary judgment to the driver and owner of the lead car, which was struck from behind. To simplify the facts, the accident allegedly proceeded as follows, with Car 1 striking Car 2 and propelling it into Car 3: CAR 1 (Rasheed) —–>…
Read More Court Awards Summary Judgment to Rear-Ended Car in Three-Car AccidentHere is the complaint in Terry v. Red Bull North America, Inc., which was filed in New York State Court in Brooklyn on October 24, 2013. The lawsuit seeks damages arising from the death of Cory Terry, which was allegedly caused by his ingestion of Red Bull. According to the complaint: On or about the evening of…
Read More Red Bull Wrongful Death LawsuitIn De Los Santos v. Long Island Railroad, plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries he sustained after he became drunk and attempted to commit suicide by laying down on the tracks in the path of a Long Island Railroad commuter train. In perhaps one of the clearest cases of judicial understatement, the court observed that “[t]ragic…
Read More Court Dismisses Lawsuit Arising From Drunken Man’s Attempted Suicide by Train