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Daily Business Review

Boca Raton Landlord Liable for Resident's Fall Down Stairs

A jury awards $206,443 to a retiree who claimed a stairway handrail came loose and ruined his active lifestyle.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Motel Targeted in Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Loses Insurance Coverage

An insurance carrier has no obligation to defend against a lawsuit aimed at holding a motel liable for sex trafficking that occurred on its premises.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Constructive Notice: The Duty to Inspect

In their Trial Practice column, Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner write: In order to establish a prima facie case of liability arising out of a defective premises condition, a plaintiff must establish that defendant either caused and created a dangerous condition or had actual or constructive notice of it. Cases where it can be shown that defendants either had actual notice or caused and created the defect are generally easier to prove than those that require showing that a defendant had constructive notice.
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hotel Settles With Guest Over Bathtub Slip

A Days Inn hotel guest recovers for breaking her leg in a bathroom shower.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Suit: Tripping Hazard in Amazon Warehouse Violated OSHA

On June 6, 2016, plaintiff Anthony Belser, 30, a delivery driver, was picking up deliveries at an Amazon shipping warehouse at 4219 Richmond St., in Philadelphia.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Fulton Jury Awards $9.6M to Family of Man Killed in Fall at MARTA Station

The plaintiffs' lawyer had to overcome evidence that the deceased man was extremely intoxicated before he fell through a gap in a wooden guardrail.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Family Claimed Bar's Lack of Security Led to Patron's Murder

Family of man murdered in bar awarded $1.7 million verdict in suit that alleged the bar provided inadequate security.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$1.65M Settlement Reached in Case of Woman Killed When Car Crashed Into Storefront

The owners of a shopping center where a car crashed into a nail salon and killed a 74-year-old woman have settled the wrongful death lawsuit against them for $1.65 million, lawyers announced Monday.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Top 100 Verdicts 2017: Chart

A multi-billion dollar verdict involving breaches of fiduciary duty scores the top award in the 2017 list by NLJ-affiliate VerdictSearch.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Win $2.7 Million Verdict After Palm Beach State College Admits Liability

Domnick Cunningham & Whalen attorneys won $2.7 million for a woman who needed multiple surgeries after injuring her ankle at Palm Beach State College.
4 minute read

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