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$4M Premises Liability Verdict Allots 1 Percent Blame to Defendants

After three days of deliberations, the DeKalb County jury apportioned only 1 percent of the liability to the complex's owners, dividing the rest among the shooter and other involved brawlers, meaning the slain man's parents will see none of the money.
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Daily Business Review

Pedestrian With Walker Collects for Pothole Stumble

A $720,000 award went to a man who tumbled in the parking lot at the Cypress Creek Station retail plaza.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff's Accident Due to Failure to Use Handrail, Defense Argued

On June 2, 2014, plaintiff Ann Marie Pearson, in her mid-50s, was descending the exterior stairs of a condominium she had rented in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Two Rulings Regarding Ramps

In this Construction Accident Litigation column, Brian J. Shoot and Susan M. Jaffe write: The Court of Appeals is frequently called upon to make rulings concerning the scope and application of Labor Law §240, the so-called scaffold statute. It sometimes explains the grounds for its determinations in great detail. This column concerns a recent case in which the court went in, well, a different direction.
16 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Head Injury From Fallen Street Light Nets $2.75M Settlement

A man injured by a street light that was knocked over by a reversing truck agreed to settle his claims against multiple defendants for $2.75 million.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Riding Into Litigation: An Overview of Skateboard and Hover Board Liability

Robert D. Lang and Rachel Nudel write: Whether skateboard, electric hover board, or hybrid electric skateboard, the use of these small personal vehicles presents a range of legal issues for the general public, operators and practitioners.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Defending Civil Claims Involving Allegations of Criminal Culpability

Elizabeth A. Fitzpatrick, Chair of the NYSBA Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section, writes: Defending a civil suit involving criminal claims presents unique challenges to the parties and an understanding of the effect a plea or conviction in the criminal matter may have, not only on the civil lawsuit itself, but also on the availability of insurance coverage to cover any damages, is important.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Retailers Let Out of Lawsuit Filed by Woman Struck by Falling Shopping Cart

A Manhattan woman who was seriously injured in 2011 when she was hit with a shopping cart that two adolescents pushed from the fourth level of a shopping center may continue to pursue claims against the property owner and the security firm on watch, a judge ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Las Vegas Massacre: Is the Hotel Liable?

Thomas A. Dickerson writes: The liability of the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino for the tragic events in Las Vegas will certainly depend upon the facts that are developed through discovery. However, the uniqueness of Paddock's reign of terror combined with no prior instances of similar misconduct may also have some impact upon the issue of liability.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Trims Bronx Slip-and-Fall Verdict to $9.7M

The original recovery awarded by a Bronx jury had been $12.6 million.
2 minute read

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