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Attorney Jason Edwards obtained a complete defense verdict following a two-day jury trial on behalf of a local construction company’s employee and a directed verdict in favor of the local construction company in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County.
Plaintiff claimed that the employee negligently operated the dump truck on the date of the accident which caused Plaintiff injuries and damages. Plaintiff further claimed that the construction company negligently entrusted the dump truck to its employee on the day of the accident.
At trial, Jason was able to establish through effective cross-examination that it was Plaintiff’s own negligence that cause the accident to occur. Jason established that Plaintiff’s vehicle – which was directly behind the dump truck for a period of time – sped up to pass the dump truck in the left lane of travel of a two-lane roadway, then suddenly veered into the right-lane in front of the dump truck, immediately slowed down to make a right-hand turn into a local car dealership entrance leading to the dump truck to read end Plaintiff’s vehicle.
Plaintiff admitted during cross-examination that the dump truck was going “slow as hell” so he passed it to enter into the car dealership parking lot where Plaintiff worked at the time of the accident.
Following the close of evidence, Jason moved for a directed verdict. The Court granted the directed verdict as to the local construction company as there was no evidence to establish any liability against it. The jury was left to determine whether the employee was negligent. Following brief deliberations, the jury render a unanimous verdict in favor of Jason’s client and determined that the negligence of the Plaintiff caused the accident.
Jason Edwards obtained summary judgment resulting in the dismissal with prejudice of all claims in a Bucks County lawsuit against a local automotive dealership.
Plaintiff alleged that Jason’s client sold her a defective vehicle that had a hollowed out catalytic convertor which caused the engine of the vehicle to catch fire in October 2019. Plaintiff’s claims against Jason’s client included a claim under the PA Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. Plaintiff alleged that a representative from Jason’s client told her the vehicle was in good condition, inspected, and road worthy when she purchased the vehicle. Plaintiff sought treble damages and attorneys’ fees.
Jason litigated this matter over several years and investigated Plaintiff’s allegations extensively. Jason uncovered through discovery and his investigation that the Plaintiff purchased the vehicle in March 2018 and her vehicle caught fire in October 2019. At the time of the fire, the vehicle had over one hundred thousand miles, and had been inspected and repaired numerous times. In fact, the catalytic convertor Plaintiff alleged was hollowed out had been replaced numerous times by other entities (not Jason’s client) prior to the engine fire in October 2019. Additionally, through discovery it was determined that Plaintiff did not have any evidence to actually establish what caused the engine fire.
Jason filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on behalf of the local automotive dealership and argued that the record contained insufficient evidence to make out a prima facie cause of action against Jason’s client. The Court agreed with Jason’s arguments and dismissed all claims against Jason’s client. Plaintiff did not appeal the Court’s ruling.
We are very excited to announce that the Honorable Joseph P Walsh recently achieved a directed verdict in favor of his client following jury selection in the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County. This was one of the first jury trials held in Bucks County following the courthouse re-opening after closing due to COVID-19. Joe successfully argued that his client, a snow removal contractor, had no liability to a plaintiff who claimed to have slipped and fallen in a parking lot. Through effective cross examination and impeachment, the Plaintiff admitted that our client had done its job properly and within the applicable standard of care at all times. At the conclusion of the evidence, the trial judge granted Joe’s motion for a directed verdict, finding that the jury could not find that the client was negligent on the evidence presented during trial.
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