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OSHA on the OCS? Fifth Circuit Affirms Preemption of OSHA Regulations on OCS MODU

The Fifth Circuit, in Thomas v. Hercules Offshore Services, L.L.C., Case No. 17-30638 (Fiftth Cir. March 2, 2018), concluded per curiam that the Occupational…
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Daily Business Review

Naples Hospital Not Liable for Parking-Lot Injury

The dispute was over an ankle injury suffered by a delivery driver.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Hospital Argued Visitor Didn't Pay Attention Before Slip on Ice

On Feb. 13, 2015, Felice Holland, 58, a government worker, was leaving Temple Episcopal Hospital, at 100 E. Lehigh Ave., in Philadelphia. As she was walking through the hospital's parking lot she slipped and fell on a patch of ice. She landed on her back and claimed injuries to her neck and back.
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Daily Report Online

$35M Six Flags Case Settles

The agreement ends a dispute that started soon after Joshua Martin, then 19, was attacked outside of Six Flags on the evening of July 3, 2007, while he was waiting for a bus to take him home.
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Daily Business Review

Publix Wins Reversal of $1.5M Miami Slip-and-Fall Verdict

The Third District Court of Appeal finds a jury would have to rely on stacked inferences to establish Publix knew of any danger.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'Dangerous Work': Milford Man's Estate Seeks Millions After Fatal Ladder Fall

The estate of Francisco Martija sued property owner TIAA Board of Overseers, seeking millions of dollars in damages.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Farmington Dentist Nets $80,500 After Slip From Moldy Ramp

A jury awarded $113,000 to Monique Nadeau, who slipped and fell on a wet ramp at her dental practice. It reduced the award to $80,500 due to Nadeau's partial liability.
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The Legal Intelligencer

$6M Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Falling Bricks at Phila. Lululemon Store

A woman injured when bricks from an adjacent building crashed through a Lululemon store has settled her lawsuit against the property owner for $6 million.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'They've All Got to Be Sweating Tacks': Attorneys Discuss Liability Over FIU Bridge Collapse

Expect a lot of finger-pointing in what attorneys say will likely be multimillion-dollar litigation arising from Thursday's bridge collapse at Florida…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Awarded $3.2M After Serious Injury in Charity Bike Ride

A bicyclist injured after hitting a pothole during a charity bike ride has won a more than $3 million verdict against Philadelphia and the event's organizer, despite having initially signed a waiver.
4 minute read

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