News from November 2022
David Haworth, Holly Horsley Named Leading Business Attorneys by South Jersey Biz
David Haworth, Holly Horsley Named Leading Business Attorneys by South Jersey Biz.
Court: 'Unquestionably negligent' grandpa, not pool owners, responsible for child's drowning
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - A grandfather who was captured on videotape walking away from his 4-year-old granddaughter at a busy pool party before she drowned is primarily responsible for the girl’s death, a Georgia appeals court ruled, rejecting an attempt by the child’s mother to collect damages from the party hosts and the company that built the pool.
Lawsuit over possibly stolen ramen thrown out
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A woman who attempted to leave a Walmart store without paying for items including a dozen packages of ramen noodles had no basis to sue the store for malicious prosecution, a Michigan appeals court ruled.
New Jersey firm pleads guilty to Clean Water Act violation in Connecticut
A New Jersey-based company, National Water Main Cleaning Company (NWMCC), has pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Clean Water Act.
Strip club not liable for parking-lot shooting of would-be guest
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - The parents of a man who was killed in the parking lot of a strip club can’t sue the club or the off-duty security guard who shot him, an Arizona appeals court ruled, finding the dead man was a trespasser after having been told to leave the property earlier in the evening.