New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By George M. Heymann | April 10, 2024
The Appellate Division, Second Department recently had the opportunity to review the background of the "vicious propensities" rule as the standard by which an individual can be sued for injuries caused by domesticated animals over which they have full or partial control.
By Alex Anteau | April 1, 2024
"To cope with rising crime and critically low law enforcement capacity, the County has made the outrageous decision to sue property owners, placing the primary law enforcement responsibility on them," the defendant-appellants wrote in their briefs.
By Alex Anteau | March 29, 2024
"The biggest difficulty was the plaintiff was a completely innocent victim," defense counsel said.
By Alex Anteau | March 28, 2024
The foreseeability of a falling tree on a parking lot adjaacent to but not part of the property are the key factors in the case.
By Colleen Murphy | March 21, 2024
The jury returned a $4.7 million molded verdict, which ranked among the 20 largest personal injury awards reported for 2023 by the Law Journal.
By Alex Anteau | March 21, 2024
Before they filed suit, the plaintiffs asked Golden Pantry to preserve years of security footage for evidence. However, after consulting with its lawyers and insurance carrier, the company still chose to delete the video.
By VerdictSearch | March 19, 2024
On July 23, 2019, plaintiff Lorraine Horan, 51, slipped and fell in the lobby of a building owned by PMC Property Group in Pittsburgh. PMC contracted with ISS Facility Services Inc. to provide custodial services.
By VerdictSearch | March 19, 2024
On July 7, 2020, plaintiff Holly Barlett, 52, a construction worker, tripped and fell on an uncovered valve box located on Penn Avenue, near its intersection with Edmond Street, in Pittsburgh. She suffered a back fracture.
By Alex Anteau | March 15, 2024
The plaintiff-appellant is the mother of a child who was shot by another boy who lived in the apartment complex. She argued that if the landlord took action to remove the gun from the child's apartment unit after receiving reports that he was carrying it in the common areas, her son wouldn't have died.
By Marianna Wharry | March 12, 2024
"Remote areas are precisely the locations the natural accumulation rule protects because the reasonableness of monitoring remote areas of property, and lack of notice resulting therefrom, demonstrates the rationale for the rule. Where it is unreasonable for an owner or operator to continually monitor an area, such as the remote well site in rural North Dakota, it is unreasonable to expect the owner or operator to promptly clear any naturally accumulating snow or ice, ..." Justice Jerod E. Tufte wrote for the court.
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