Major League Baseball is dealing with a major PR crisis after a number of fans were injured by foul balls at stadiums in the past few years. Some of these fans responded by filing personal injury lawsuits. As a result, MLB has gotten proactive and recommended to all of its teams that additional protective netting be installed in stadiums, including…
Jon M. Bramnick, a distinguished member of the legal team at Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC, is set to receive yet another accolade in his distinguished career: the James J. McLaughlin Award. The James J. McLaughlin Award is presented to a lawyer who has demonstrated civility, legal competence and professionalism in the practice of civil trial law. Only…
Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC attorney Jonathan Arnold recently negotiated a $475,000 settlement on a motor vehicle accident case. The 65 year-old plaintiff was a pedestrian involved in a motor vehicle accident causing her to suffer injuries to her ankle, knee and ribs. Mr. Arnold was able to negotiate a settlement in the amount of $475,000 for the…
The legal ramifications of the recent Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia figure to play out over the next few months and even years. One recent development that could impact potential liability and lawsuits is the revelation that investigators did not discover mechanical malfunctions in the train derailment. Last month’s derailment of Amtrak train 188, which occurred just north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,…
Depending upon the kind of vehicle you’re driving, your outlook might be quite different, particularly if you have to share the road in the Garden State. A driver will frequently get mad at a cyclist for “coming out of nowhere” or not staying in their lane, while a cyclist may fear for their life because they have a three-or-more-ton hunk…