The defendant Phillip Franchetto brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss negligence claims against him arising from a head-on motor vehicle collision.
The plaintiffs, passengers in the other vehicle, alleged Franchetto was negligent for his speed and evasive maneuvers.
The court dismissed the motion, finding that Franchetto's actions were reasonable and did not breach the standard of care, nor were they a legal cause of the plaintiffs' injuries.
The court emphasized that expert opinions based on hindsight and counterfactuals cannot supplant the legal standard of a reasonable and prudent driver in an emergency.
