Snow, Ice, and the Ongoing Storm Doctrine After Gallardo v. Walmart
Date: Nov 4, 2026 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $145.00
Non-Member Price: $179.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Civil
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Featured Speaker
Moderator
Presenters
- Hon. Mary Gibbons Whipple, P. J.A.D. (Ret.)
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C.
- Jennifer A. Kelliher, Esq.
- Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C., Parsippany
- Frank Lazzaro, Esq.
- Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney
Lutz Shafranski Gorman Mahoney & Lazzaro, PA
Snow, Ice, and the Ongoing Storm Doctrine After Gallardo v. Walmart
If your clients own, lease, manage, insure, or service commercial property in New Jersey, Gallardo v. Walmart changed the calculus on snow and ice liability. The Court split 4-3, applied the "unusual circumstances" exception for the first time since Pareja, and gave almost no guidance on where that exception ends.
That ambiguity is the next battleground - in the courtroom and in the contract. Do you know the latest? Don’t get caught off guard this winter – make sure you’re prepared for whatever the weather blows your way.
Every New Jersey attorney whose work touches commercial property has a reason to read Gallardo v. Walmart closely. Join our panel for this lunch-and-learn webinar and walk away with insights you can put to work right away, including:
- What Gallardo held - and what the 4-3 split signals about the Court's next move
- How the "unusual circumstances" exception has narrowed since • Pareja v. Princeton International Properties
- Whether salting, plowing, or pretreating during a storm now creates exposure - or protection
- What the decision means for snow removal contracts, indemnification, and third-party practice
- How to build (or attack) the ongoing storm defense at summary judgment and trial
- Practical takeaways for litigators and transactional attorneys alike
Program Agenda
12 p.m. | Introduction
12:05 p.m. | Panel Discussion
- The ongoing storm doctrine
- Pareja v. Princeton International Properties
- Gallardo v. Walmart, et al.
- Practice tips and strategies
2 p.m. | Adjourn
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