The New Jersey Supreme Court Limits Offer of Judgment Sanctions in Multi-defendant Cases
Posted by Brian C Harris on Sep 14th 2018
In the matter of Willner v. Vertical Reality, the New Jersey Supreme Court set limits on a plaintiff’s ability
to win sanctions under the Offer of Judgment Rule in cases of multiple defendants, even when the
ultimate damages award is well beyond the original judgment. The Court overturned an award of
sanctions in a product liability case where a jury ordered two defendants to pay plaintiff far beyond
what his attorney had demanded in a pretrial offer of judgment. The Supreme Court said it wo
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Accident/Occurrence Requirement Does not Preclude Coverage for Vicarious Liability or Negligent Supervision
Posted by Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP on Jun 7th 2018
In Liberty Surplus Ins. Corp. v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction Co., Inc. (No. S236765, filed 6/4/18) (L&M), the California Supreme Court ruled that the liability insurance requirement that injury be caused by an “occurrence,” defined as an “accident,” does not preclude coverage of an employer’s independent tort liability for injury deliberately caused by its employee.In L&M, Liberty insured a construction company that contracted to manage a construction project at a middle school in S
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