topic Valid Defendant Or Going Too Far? in Community Chat https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Valid-Defendant-Or-Going-Too-Far/m-p/200870#M90382 <DIV class="article-text KonaBody"> <P><SPAN class="dateline">MORRISTOWN, N.J. –</SPAN> A New Jersey judge will likely soon decide whether a woman who sent a text message to a male friend can be held liable for a car crash he caused while reading the message.</P> <P>The Daily Record reports the legal question stems from a lawsuit filed by two Dover residents who were seriously injured when a 19-year-old driver crashed into their motorcycle in September 2009. The driver received three motor vehicle citations and pleaded guilty earlier this year.</P> <P>The victim's lawyer claims the woman aided and abetted the driver's negligence by texting him when she knew or should have known he was driving.</P> <P>But her lawyer is seeking to have her dismissed as a defendant, saying she had no control over when the driver would read the message.</P> </DIV> Sat, 05 May 2012 21:33:29 GMT Marp 2012-05-05T21:33:29Z Valid Defendant Or Going Too Far? https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Valid-Defendant-Or-Going-Too-Far/m-p/200870#M90382 <DIV class="article-text KonaBody"> <P><SPAN class="dateline">MORRISTOWN, N.J. –</SPAN> A New Jersey judge will likely soon decide whether a woman who sent a text message to a male friend can be held liable for a car crash he caused while reading the message.</P> <P>The Daily Record reports the legal question stems from a lawsuit filed by two Dover residents who were seriously injured when a 19-year-old driver crashed into their motorcycle in September 2009. The driver received three motor vehicle citations and pleaded guilty earlier this year.</P> <P>The victim's lawyer claims the woman aided and abetted the driver's negligence by texting him when she knew or should have known he was driving.</P> <P>But her lawyer is seeking to have her dismissed as a defendant, saying she had no control over when the driver would read the message.</P> </DIV> Sat, 05 May 2012 21:33:29 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Community-Chat/Valid-Defendant-Or-Going-Too-Far/m-p/200870#M90382 Marp 2012-05-05T21:33:29Z