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Connecticut Law Tribune

Waterbury Attorney Kept Focus on Client to Secure $145,000 Settlement

The solo practitioner said her best tool was her client's own words and actions during the hearing.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Claimed Back Injuries After He Fell at Grocery Store

On March 24, 2016, plaintiff James Mitchell, 58, fell at a Restaurant Depot grocery store in Philadelphia. He claimed back injuries.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Survivors of Pulse Nightclub Shooting Tested Florida's Negligence Law — and Lost

The Fourth District Court of Appeal found it was "legally irrelevant" that the mass shooter's employer had allegedly submitted a fraudulent psychological evaluation to help him get a gun license.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Woman Who Fell in Dark Movie Theater Fractures Ankle

The jury evenly splits liability between the AMC Entertainment theater and the patron.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Middlesex Jury Awards $5 Million for Minor's Injuries in Truck Crash

A Middlesex County jury awarded $5 million on March 10 to a boy, now 9, who suffered severe burns in a motor vehicle accident. The verdict, in N.P.…
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

In Dog Bite Case, Photos Helped Clinch $100,000 Settlement

Plaintiffs attorney Christopher Houlihan helped secure a $100,000 settlement for a 7-year-old Wolcott girl who a pit bull attacked.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Panel OKs Gang Act Claims Against Landlord in Premises Liability Suit

The appellate panel said the plain language of Georgia's anti-gang law allowed for property owners and managers to be sued for treble damages in negligent security cases.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Apartment Stairway Fall Leads to $1.75 Million Settlement in Essex

A man who suffered serious injuries after encountering a loose stair tread in a Newark apartment house was paid a $1.75 million settlement in his…
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Sack Bid to Reinstate $700K Verdict Over Altercation at Eagles-Cowboys Game

The allocatur denial reinforces Pennsylvania's high bar for plaintiffs in premises liability cases—a bar that one Superior Court judge called "fundamentally unfair."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Building Entry Violated Code, Woman Claims After Fall

A bank manager blamed a difference in the pavement height between a condo building and the sidewalk.
1 minute read

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