Joseph DeLuca, Esq.

04/03/2020

Friendly reminder to everyone. Call you auto carrier and advise them in the reduction in milage/usage of your vehicles due to the current restrictions. You will save yourself some $$ off your premium.

12/28/2018

I'm officially done filing cases for this year. Total tally for 2018.... 451. Looking forward to even more in 2019!!!

07/26/2018

Jackson County suit: opioids ‘worst man-made epidemic in modern medical history’

https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/health-care/article215522960.html

Jackson County filed a lawsuit Wednesday in federal court accusing opioid manufacturers, drug distributors and pharmacies of creating a “public health epidemic” by using deceptive marketing and evading controlled-substance regulations.

07/18/2018

MGM Resorts sues more than 1,000 victims of Las Vegas shooting

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mgm-resorts-sues-more-1-172715315.html

The owner of a hotel in which Los Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock stayed during his deadly rampage last year, has filed suit against more than 1,000 of his victims in an attempt to avoid liability. MGM Resorts International filed suit in Nevada and California this week against victims of the 2017 mass

06/29/2018

Federal jury finds Geico acted in bad faith, awards Smiths Station cyclist $2.763 million

https://www.macon.com/latest-news/article213906329.html

A federal court jury awarded a Smiths Station man $2.763 million last week because an insurance company acted in bad faith after he suffered injuries in a 2012 accident in which he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on a Columbus street.

06/27/2018

Counties move forward with opioid lawsuit

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2018/06/26/new-york-counties-move-forward-opioid-lawsuit/731069002/

Westchester, Rockland and Putnam are suing drug companies.

06/10/2018

Ohio Dad Sues Football Helmet Maker After Son's Death

https://www.fatherly.com/news/ohio-dad-sues-football-helmet-maker-after-sons-death/?utm_source=postup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14896&recip_id=668493

His son's seizure may have been triggered by CTE.

06/06/2017

Injury Plaintiffs May Recoup Medical Expenses Beyond PIP Limit

http://www.njlawjournal.com/id=1202788107607/Injury-Plaintiffs-May-Recoup-Medical-Expenses-Beyond-PIP-Limit?slreturn=20170506105658

A New Jersey appeals court ruled Thursday that injured motorists who opted for the $15,000 minimum in personal-injury-protection benefits in their insurance ...

06/06/2017

Lawyers could be the next profession to be replaced by computers

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/lawyers-could-be-replaced-by-artificial-intelligence.html

The legal profession — tradition-bound and labor-heavy — is on the cusp of a transformation.

02/23/2017

At my weekly BNI meeting. Networking begins at 7am!!

10/23/2015

Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill | MIT Technology Review

Interesting read...

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/542626/why-self-driving-cars-must-be-programmed-to-kill/

Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets. But before they can become widespread, carmakers must solve an impossible ethical dilemma of algorithmic morality.

08/28/2013

Texting Driver Who Then Crashes May Be Basis of Personal Liability:

Texting with knowledge or with reason to believe the recipient will view the text while driving can be the basis of liability for a car accident, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case of first impression. "The sender has knowingly engaged in distracting conduct, and it is not unfair also to hold the sender responsible for the distraction," the Appellate Division said while holding harmless the texter in the case at bar, Kubert v. Best — the first known instance in the country of a court finding a basis for texter liability for accidents.