United States Third Circuit

In a survival claim brought on behalf of a Pennsylvania decedent, which arose from a motor vehicle accident in New Jersey allegedly caused by the negligence of a New Jersey driver, grant of a motion to dismiss is affirmed and the matter remanded where the district court correctly found that the measure of damages was governed by New Jersey law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/12/2006
• Decided 12/18/2006
• Published 12/18/2006

Judges

• Before: FUENTES, ROSENN  and ROTH , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael T. Sellers, Esquire (Argued), Marc I. Rickles, Esquire, Kardos, Rickles, Sellers & Hand, Newtown, PA, Counsel for Appellant., Gary A. DeVito, Esquire, Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer & Toddy, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Amicus-Curia.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ian M. Sirota, Esquire (Argued), Margolis Edelstein, Westmont, NJ, Counsel for Appellees Glen Forman, Forman's Auto Body, a/k/a Forman's Auto, a/k/a Forman's Collision Center a/k/a Forman's Service Center., Bonnie L. Laube, Esquire (Argued), Greenblatt & Laube, Esquire, Vineland, NJ, Thomas M. Marrone, Esquire, Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner & Weinstock, Philadelphia, PA, Counsel for Appellee Stephen J. Cracker.