Summary Judgment Not Warranted on Worker's Claim for Parking Garage Fall

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division overturned a grant of summary judgment dismissing a hospital worker’s suit for damages from a fall in a parking garage. Case: Barrett v. Hackensack University Medical Center, No. A-3441-22, 06/13/2024, unpublished. Facts: Vilma Barrett worked for Hackensack University Medical Center as a nursing assistant. She regularly worked the overnight shift, which ended at 7 a.m. Her son usually picked her up at the end of her shift. On May 31, 2021, Barrett clocked out and met her son in HUMC's lobby. The son complained of ...