This year is proving to be a banner year for premises liability defendants in terms as various courts across Pennsylvania have handed down defense-favorable decisions.

While it is generally recognized that business owners owe the highest duty of care to business invitees to keep the premises free from hazards that could lead to injuries, as the recent decisions summarized below demonstrate, there are many instances in which a landowner or possessor of land may be found not liable for injuries sustained by a pedestrian on the premises despite existing hazards.

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