Letter to the Editor
Sep. 10, 2013
Texting case correct on personal responsibility
Re: "And Like That, a New Cause of Action," Sept. 5. By Stanley Jacobs
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN
Jacqueline Goodman asserts that the recent New Jersey appellate court decision (addressing the liability of one who sends a text message to a driver who crashes while responding to the text) "seems to deflect" personal responsibility rather than increase it. ["And Like That, a New Cause of Action," Sept. 5] The appellate decision was narrowly crafted to cover circumstances in which the one sending the text knows t...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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