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Connecticut Law Tribune

Despite Client's Fault in Hotel Brawl, New Britain Lawyer Clinches 6-Figure Arbitration Award

New Britain attorney Kevin Ferry said he pieced together what happened via surveillance video, Freedom of Information Act requests and a criminal background on the hotel clerk.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

From the Firehouse to the Court Room

This article explores the nuances of cases involving negligence and firefighters. While these cases are just like other negligence cases in many regards, there are some unique issues at play that are worth keeping in mind.
17 minute read

Daily Report Online

A Law That 'Leaves the Court Guessing': Ga. Gang Act's Treble Damages Clause Held Unconstitutional in Premises Liability Case

State Court Judge Mike Jacobs said provisions of the Georgia Street Gangs Act allowing treble damages against innocent third parties in premises liability cases violate the U.S. and Georgia constitutions.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Crafty? Houston Judge Blasts Michaels Stores for Allowing Evidence to Be Destroyed

A Houston judge sanctioned Michaels Stores Inc. for intentionally spoiling evidence—a shopping cart and video recording—that were crucial to plaintiffs in an upcoming premises liability trial.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Father's Slip and Fall Caught on Camera at Son's Home Yields $1.5 Million Settlement

An Essex County slip-and-fall case involving a father helping his son install a security camera enclosure on his deck recently settled for $1.5 million. Ironically,…
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

This Sentence From a Doctor Helped Clinch $80,000 Settlement in Slip-and-Fall Case

This "could have been viewed negatively for us," said plaintiffs counsel Jason Prueher.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Lawsuit Alleges Abuse by Drunken Courtesy Officer Caused Premature Birth and Injuries to Infant

The lawsuit targets an Augusta apartment complex owner and a former Richmond County deputy providing private security services who allegedly attacked an expectant mother.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Litigating COVID-19 Deaths? Take Note of This Defense

Tyson Foods Inc. argued the case should be in federal court because its two Texas meatpacking facilities operated as designated "critical infrastructure" by federal agencies and even then-President Donald Trump.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trip, Fall on Sidewalk Caused Rotator Cuff Tear, Mail Carrier Claimed

On July 15, 2014, plaintiff Kimberly Ross, 54, a mail carrier, was delivering mail to a home in Greensburg. She claimed that she tripped on the property's sidewalk and injured her shoulder.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Slip, Fall in Store Parking Lot Caused Wrist Fracture: Plaintiff

On Oct. 9, 2014, plaintiff Mary Rossman, 63, slipped and fell in the parking lot of a River Park Food Market, in Croydon. She fractured her wrist. Rossman claimed that loose gravel caused her to slip and fall.
2 minute read

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