Lewis Brisbois recently obtained summary judgment in a bus
accident case. The plaintiff alleged she sustained personal
injuries while she was a passenger aboard the N6 bus line after our
client, an insured bus driver braked suddenly to avoid a collision.
The hard stop caused the plaintiff to fall down and become
injured.
In the suit, we moved for summary judgment on the issue of
liability, arguing the accident occurred as the result of an
emergency and not of the bus driver's own doing, and used video
of the accident and the bus driver's testimony as evidence. The
court agreed, granting the motion and dismissing the
plaintiff's case.
New York Partner Adam N. Schwartzstein handled the matter.
