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Delaware Law Weekly

Primary Assumption of Risk Must Be Evaluated Through Evidence

Judicial evaluation of a primary assumption of risk defense must be fact-intensive and may only be adjudicated through summary judgment on rare occasions, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Says No Expert Necessary in Elevator Injury Case

A commuter who claims she was hurt while trying to board an elevator at a PATH station has gotten the go-ahead from a New Jersey appeals court to proceed with her personal injury suit absent any expert testimony, based on a theory of res ipsa loquitur.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiff Collects $450,000 After 40-Foot Plunge From Tree

A man who fell out of a friend's tree while attempting to cut branches has settled his lawsuit against his pal for $450,000.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Finds Plaintiff at Fault for Fall on College Campus

By | December 30, 2014
A defense verdict was rendered in a suit lodged by a woman who fell into a water-retention basin on a college campus.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Heichel v. Smith Paving and Const. Co., PICS Case No. 14-2058 (C.P. Lawrence Oct. 15, 2014) Cox, J. (15 pages).

By | December 30, 2014
Negligence • Slip and Fall • Ice and Snow Removal
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Alderwoods Inc. v. Duquesne Light Co., PICS Case No. 14-2051 (Pa. Dec. 15, 2014), Saylor, J.; Eakin, J. and Todd, J., dissenting (33 pages).

By | December 30, 2014
Premises Liability • Electrical Service Provider • Duty to Inspect • Point of Service
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Similar Allegations, Theories in SXSW Crash Lawsuits

"The SXSW defendants' traffic control measures were inadequate to prevent vehicular traffic from penetrating the SXSW festival's street closures," alleged eight lawsuits over the March 2014 SXSW crash.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cruz v. Target Corp.

By | December 29, 2014
Hurt Shopper Shows Store Worker Either Created or Had Actual Notice of Water Spill
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

UPS Delivery Person Gets $1.1 Million After Driveway Fall

A United Postal Service delivery person who was unable to work again after injuring an ankle on a customer's icy driveway has settled his lawsuit for $1.1 million.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Plaintiffs Lawyers Collaborate in SXSW Lawsuits

"If one lawyer is smart, two are always smarter," said Bill Curtis, owner and principal in Curtis Law Group in Dallas, who filed three of eight SXSW crash lawsuits.
5 minute read

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