Legal Opinion

Lawrence Bushman and Gwenyth Bushman v. Henry J. Halm and United States of America

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 15, 1986No. 85-5289PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

GILES, District Judge.

This appeal from an award of summary judgment in favor of the defendant United States requires us to decide whether, as a matter of law, the district court properly adjudicated plaintiff's 1 tort claims arising out of a head-on motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff’s recovery is controlled by the terms of the New Jersey Automobile Reparations Reform Act (Act), N.J.Stat.Ann. § 39:6A-1 et seq. (West 1973 & Supp.1985). Because we find that plaintiff is not required under New Jersey law to submit expert medical opinion on the element of legal causation to…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Antonio Pearson v. Prison Health ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017
  2. Bryan Santini v. Joseph FuentesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2015
  3. Stanley Duplantis and His Wife, Melissa Duplantis v. Shell Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. Jayne G. Nathanson v. The Medical College of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  5. 65 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 959, 29 fed.r.serv.3d 821 Peter McKenna Greg Spina Jack Ricciardi John Oliver Andrew Hennessey Al Armetta Pincus Cohen Dave Quaid Adam Lukasweski William Harper Dorrance A. Lindh John Gugliotta George Whitehead John Shea Anthony Nazare Robert Tighe Dennis McCarthy Richard Montacalvo Jeanette McCafferty George Martin Ralph Fernandez Paul Noethe Patricia Burwitz Michael Demone Eddie Dechert Salvatore Petruzzelli Phyllis Lindh Joseph K. Pfeil v. Pacific Rail Service, Pacific Rail Service, Nos. 93-5253 and 93-5385. Peter McKenna Greg Spina Jack Ricciardi John Oliver Andrew Hennessey Al Armetta Pincus Cohen Dave Quaid Adam Lukasweski William Harper Dorrance A. Lindh John Gugliotta George Whitehead John Shea Anthony Nazare Robert Tighe Dennis McCarthy Richard Montacalvo Jeanette McCafferty George Martin Ralph Fernandez Paul Noethe Patricia Burwitz Michael Demone Eddie Dechert Salvatore Petruzzelli Phyllis Lindh Joseph K. Pfeil v. Pacific Rail Service, Peter McKenna Greg Spina Jack Ricciardi John Oliver Andrew Hennessey Al Armetta Pincus Cohen Dave Quaid Adam Lukasweski William Harper Dorrance A. Lindh John Gugliotta George Whitehead John Shea Anthony Nazare Robert Tighe Dennis McCarthy Richard Montacalvo Jeanette McCafferty George Martin Ralph Fernandez Paul Noethe Patricia Burwitz Michael Demone Eddie Dechert Salvatore Petruzzelli Phyllis Lindh Joseph K. Pfeil, Nos. 93-5277 and 93-5386Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994

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