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Connecticut Law Tribune

New Haven Jury Awards $3.2M to Woman Who Suffered Brain Injury in Fall on Ice

A jury Oct. 25 awarded Kimberly Taherian $3.2M after she fell on accumulated snow and ice and suffered a brain injury.
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Daily Business Review

Woman Who Fell in Shopping Center Garage Loses Negligence Case

The woman fractured an ankle and heel when she tripped over a parking bumper.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Defense: Bicyclist Didn't Look Out, Caused Accident

On May 16, 2015, plaintiff Clarence Orbin, 74, a bus driver, was bicycling on River Avenue, near David McCullough Bridge, in Pittsburgh. Upon encountering a railroad spur, he fell off of the bicycle. He suffered injuries of a hip and his pelvis.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Google Maps Photo as Evidence? Not in This Miami Case

The appellate court ruled Juanita Kho's legal victory against the city was incorrectly premised on an unauthenticated picture from Google Maps. Kho alleged the city was negligent in maintaining a sidewalk she suffered an injury on.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Pollo Tropical Parking Lot Fall Produces $55,000 Jury Award

A woman reported fracturing her patella when she fell into a grass-covered hole where a tree once stood.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Fairleigh Dickinson Had Duty to Warn Worker of Unsafe Roof

The university previously repaired the library roof but "remained silent about deteriorating joints, waterproof problems, mismatching caulk, and previous repairs to the top of the rails and facing joints," the Appellate Division said.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

$1 Million Settlement: Stratford Lawyer Negotiated for Injured Client

Trumbull resident Alberto Chavez, who was injured on a construction site, had to have his big toe amputated, and numerous grafts, surgeries and other medical procedures on his right foot and ankle.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Akerman Defeats Suit by Man Who Claimed Its Security Guard Roughed Him Up

The appellate court declined to hear Henry Tien's appeal of a Miami-Dade Circuit Court order compelling him to execute an IRS form per a motion by the Big Law firm. Tien filed his negligence suit against Akerman in 2014.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Claimed No Warning Signs at Trench Where She Fell

On Jan. 6, 2016, plaintiff Deena Jefferson, 22, a convenience store's clerk, tripped and fell while she was walking at 131 N. 10th St., in Center City, Philadelphia. Jefferson claimed that she tripped over a construction trench, resulting in injuries to her neck, shoulder, back and ankle.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Transit Bus Driver Injured in Crash Settles For $2.25 Million in Bergen

A New Jersey Transit bus driver who suffered spinal injuries when his bus was struck from behind agreed to a $2.25 million settlement in his Bergen…
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