‘DONT TXT ME PLS … IM DRIVING.’ Could you be liable for sending a text message to a driver?
Editor’s Note: Michael J. Parrish is a member of the Litigation Practice Group at Ward and Smith, P.A. The New Jersey Decision Teenagers like texting. A lot. A New Jersey court has held that a person sending a text message to a driver might be liable for injuries or damage caused by the driver’s crash. What is your (and your children’s) risk? This article explains the meaning of that court’s decision and the limited circumstances under which it might apply, while also assessing the legal and practical problems with holding a person sending a text message to a driver...
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