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The Legal Intelligencer

Defective Stairs Outside Club Caused Tendon Tears: Plaintiff

On June 11, 2017, plaintiff Jamila Foluke Poke, 35, was walking down stairs while exiting the Penguins of Darby social club in Darby. She landed awkwardly as she stepped off the bottom stair. Poke suffered bilateral patellar tendon ruptures.
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Daily Business Review

Lawsuit Blaming Grape for Winn-Dixie Fall Runs Out of Juice

The case shows how training policies and staff response to an accident can save a company from legal trouble.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Her Cellphone Knew Her Every Move: Good Thing in This $900K Connecticut Case

With the help of forensic investigators, Waterford attorney James Harrington secured a $900,000 settlement for his client injured in a New Britain bicycle accident.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Gas Station Sued Over Slippery Surface by Pump

A woman wins an award for a spill near a Speedway station gas pump.
1 minute read

The Recorder

Out on a Limb: How to Litigate Against Dangerous Trees

Given this increased risk, a working knowledge of how to investigate and litigate tree cases, against both private and public entities, is increasingly useful.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Caused in Whole or in Part': Foreseeable Additional Insured Issues

The trigger wording "caused in whole or in part" in the current version of Insurance Services Office additional insured endorsements has recently generated a flood of coverage actions. This discussion examines the current debate, where it may be headed, and how parties might plan inside and outside the courtroom for future clashes over AI coverage.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Auto Dealership Rejects Blame for Patron's Fall in Service Bay

The jury rejects a bid to hold the dealership liable for the woman's fall.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Premises Liability Questions Require Legislative Action

General principles of public policy remain with respect to issues affecting the health and safety of the public, which should not be left to case law development on an ad hoc basis.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Awards Woman $3.15M in Fall at AMC Movie Theater

A Philadelphia jury has awarded nearly $3.15 million to an elderly woman who fractured her hip while trying to find seats in an AMC movie theater in Montgomery County.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Top 10 Labor Law Rulings of the Past 10 (Really, 11) Years: Part I

In his Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot presents a "Top 10" list of Court of Appeals' decisions involving §§240, 241(6) or 200 of the Labor Law, giving consideration to not only the importance of the determination in each case, but also its novelty, and, especially in one instance, the controversy that afterwards ensued.
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