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Biegas v. Quickway Carriers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2009) | 573 F.3d 365; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 16821; 2009 WL 2191452
TL;DR: A truck driver was killed after parking his truck too close to a highway lane. The court reversed a pre-trial ruling that the decedent was automatically more than 50% at fault, finding that the allocation of comparative negligence was a question for the jury.
Legal Significance: Reinforces that the apportionment of comparative fault is a quintessential jury function. A court may only determine fault as a matter of law in exceptional negligence cases where no reasonable juror could find for the non-moving party.