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The Legal Intelligencer

Pedestrian Blamed Failure to Remove Ice for Fractured Ankle

On March 1, 2015, at about 2 a.m., plaintiff Doris Kelly, 50, was walking on the sidewalk at 2710 W. Oxford St., in Northwest Philadelphia, when she slipped and fell on ice. She claimed a fracture of her right ankle.
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Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Prevents Mother From Suing Walmart Over Daughter's Inhalant-Abuse Death

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has refused to allow a mother to sue Walmart after her daughter purchased a large quantity of aerosol dust remover from one location over the course of 27 hours and was later found dead in the parking lot of that store from inhalant abuse.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Mom Can't Sue Walmart Over Daughter's Inhalant-Abuse Death

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has refused to allow a mother to sue Walmart after her daughter purchased a large quantity of aerosol dust remover from one location over the course of 27 hours and was later found dead in the parking lot of that store from inhalant abuse.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Open House' of Horrors? Analyzing the Broker's 'Broken Step' Obligation

Answering questions that have surfaced regarding realtors' liability for injuries caused by dangerous conditions on properties listed for sale.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

$500,672 Award to Woman Who Fell at Walmart

The woman's attorney claimed a spill sat for 45 minutes and a child slipped earlier in the same liquid.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Parties Disputed Whether Tree Well Was a Dangerous Condition

On Dec. 15, 2012, plaintiff Joann Marino, an accountant in her 60s, tripped and fell when she stepped into a tree well on a mall sidewalk, in New Hope. She suffered fractures to both wrists.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fontainebleau Hotel Guests Sue Over Alleged Sexual Assault by Employee

Jamie A. Sasson of the Ticktin Law Group in Deerfield Beach represents two female guests of the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, who claim the hotel is to blame after a staff member allegedly sexually assaulted them in their room.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Can Landlord Be Liable for Tenants' Pit Bull Attack?

Landlord tries to persuade Georgia Supreme Court not to hold him accountable for a disfiguring attack after his tenants' pit bulls broke out and ran off.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Home Depot Shopper Loses Claim for Fall

The shopper claimed she slipped on spilled mulch when reaching for a bag.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Strikes Defenses for Landlord Where Gang Member Murdered Teenage Girl

DeKalb State Court Judge Johnny Panos concludes key company officials repeatedly lied about their knowledge of gang activity at the Highlands at East Atlanta apartments, where a gang member gunned down a 17-year-old girl.
6 minute read

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