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The Legal Intelligencer

$2.3M Verdict Against Phila. Housing Authority Tees Up Challenge to State Damages Cap

"Because of the cap, a lot of lawyers don't want to get verdicts, so they will settle a case that should be in the multimillions for pennies on the dollar," Leonard Hill, of Hill & Associates, said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'Her Vacation Getaway Turned Out to Be a Death Trap': Airbnb Hit With Wrongful-Death Suit

"When she rented the property, Airbnb promised her a safe and secure home away from home," the complaint alleged. "Unbeknownst to Debra, the Airbnb property she rented for her vacation getaway turned out to be a death trap."
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Woman Sues Law Firm After Exit Sign Hits Her on the Head

The 80-year-old plaintiff claimed the defendants were negligent, and they should have made sure the exit sign was properly secured.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Ex-Prosecutor Builds Niche Practice in Civil Human-Trafficking Suits

A former prosecutor turned personal injury lawyer is making it his mission to bring accountability to the hotel industry when corporations turn a blind eye to sex trafficking on their properties.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Disability Discrimination; Mismanagement Action: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "Galonsky v. East 17th LLC," where the court had to decide whether there was "undue hardship in the context of the feasibility of an accommodation." and Medley v. 540 W. 146th Street Hous. Dev. Fund Corp." where an action for mismanagement was dismissed.
20 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Take Nothing: Dallas Court Reverses $15.7M Wrongful-Death Jury Award

"There is no evidence to suggest Monticello should have anticipated that Red River's employees would attempt to perform this task themselves, or that it knew or should have known the pole could not be moved safely," Justice Amanda Reichek stated for the majority.
4 minute read

Law.com

Hotel Stayers Sue Days Inn Over Bedbug Bites, Infestation

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Future Treatment Needed After Fall at SEPTA Station: Suit

On Dec. 9, 2019, plaintiff Marlon Brown, 45, an information technology professional, slipped and fell at a SEPTA station in Philadelphia. He claimed multiple knee injuries.
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Daily Report Online

$2M DeKalb Settlement Reached Amid 'Unique Premises Liability Issues'

"This was an interesting case because the complex admitted superior knowledge of the creek's existence, but denied it was a legal hazard, or that they were responsible for Damaria's death," plaintiff counsel Arthur R. York told the Daily Report.
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Daily Report Online

'Sent Out to Try and Catch a Javelin': How Failed Negotiations Led to a $140M Premises Liability Verdict

"I suspect [the defendant] implored [the insurer] to accept [our] offers," plaintiff's counsel said. "But it seems to us like [the insurer's] business model is to routinely deny coverage, even in cases where coverage exists."
5 minute read

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