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The Legal Intelligencer

Premises' Owner Rejected Blame for Sidewalk Accident

On March 1, 2015, while it was snowing, plaintiff Dominick Parker, 64, a bus driver, was walking on the sidewalk at 1407 Creedmoor Ave. in Pittsburgh. He claimed that he slipped and fell on a sheet of ice that covered the sidewalk, resulting in a tear of his quadriceps tendon.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Baggage Handler Claimed Slippery Tarmac Caused Fall, Neck Injury

On April 9, 2016, plaintiff Lynette Coleman, 37, an airline's baggage handler, fell while she was working on the tarmac of Philadelphia International Airport, in Philadelphia. She claimed that she suffered an injury of her neck.
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Daily Report Online

'Conspired With Defense Counsel': Witness' Disputed COVID-19 Exposure at Center of Motion for New Trial

"The law was very strongly in our favor," said Peachtree Corners defense attorney Craig P. Terrett, partner of Cruser, Mitchell, Novitz, Sanchez, Gaston & Zimet. "There was very little legal support for overturning a jury verdict."
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New Jersey Law Journal

'I Read a Book on It': What Does It Take To Be an Expert?

In the state of New Jersey, under the New Jersey Design Services Act, architects and only architects, not engineers, are permitted to design buildings intended for human use, occupancy and habitation.
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New York Law Journal

An Employee's Side Hustle Could Lead to Legal Tussles

'Gundlach' illuminates the risks that may await a board when an employee's small side jobs goes awry, and serves as a cautionary tale.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Liability for COVID-19 Deaths? Appellate Court Weighs Arguments in Case Against Assisted-Living Facility

"We now are up to over 100 district courts across the country who have considered and rejected that very argument," said appellee attorney William James Atkins of Edmond Lindsay & Atkins in Atlanta. "The simple reason for that is the act requires a direct causal connection."
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Daily Report Online

Appeals Panel Tosses Suit Over 2016 Robbery-Murder at Marietta Pappadeaux

The Court of Appeals opinion said that, while there had been break-ins and fights in the parking lot, there were no violent incidents that would have placed management on notice that an armed robbery might occur.
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Daily Report Online

Booters Get the Boot? Georgia Justices Say Booting Class Action May Proceed

While Georgia law does allow for unauthorized vehicles to be towed and impounded, no legal authority allows a private property owner to immobilize them and demand money for their release.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Patron Unable to ID What She Slipped On, Tavern Claimed

On April 1, 2017, plaintiff Mary Jo O'Neill, 61, a property manager, visited Sumney West Tavern, in Lansdale. She claimed that when she was walking past the bar, her right foot slipped on a wet substance, causing her to fall. She suffered an injury of a hip.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Jury Awards $1.4M in Ga. Walmart Slip and Fall

The award included $200,000 in attorney fees the jury awarded separately after determining counsel had raised "frivolous" defenses.
3 minute read

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