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Connecticut Law Tribune

Fairfield Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million to Woman Paralyzed in Bicycle Fall

Rubia Rodrigues was left with permanent brain injuries following a fall from her bicycle in Fairfield. Her attorneys recently settled the case for $2.1 million.
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Daily Business Review

Wal-Mart Liable for Man's Fall Near Leaking Freezer

A shopper claimed he fell on a rug placed over leaking water at a Miramar store.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Slip and Fall Case Against Wal-Mart Allowed to Proceed in Federal Court

A federal judge has allowed a woman who allegedly slipped on cherries and fell in a Wal-Mart store to sue the company for her injuries.U.S. District…
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Duty of Care Existed for Condo Association, Court Says in Case of Missing Handrail

"We conclude the association had a duty to the unit owners to maintain the stairs, and that included a duty to replace the missing center handrail," an Appellate Division panel said.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

No Duty to Clear Snow Until After Storm, Argued Property Owners

On the night of Dec. 8, 2013, plaintiff Suzanne Whitley, 67, a sales representative and administrative assistant, was walking her dog in Norristown. She was on Taft Road, a suburban residential street. When she was near number 3127, she slipped on a patch of ice and fell on her right hand as she extended it to brace her fall.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

State Rep. Trujillo Will Leave House Seat and Law Firm If Confirmed as OAS Ambassador

Financial disclosure forms reveal Trujillo earned about $837,000 in his law practice and $22,000 as a Florida representative.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Grossman Settles Over Dive That Left Key West Vacationer a Quadriplegic

A settlement worth nearly $11 million goes to a vacationer who was paralyzed diving off the deck at a Key West resort.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Injured Nurse's Claim Against Aramark Revived

A hospital nurse who slipped and injured herself on a wet spot in a scrub room can pursue her negligence claim against the health care support company she alleged was responsible for supervising the maintenance and cleaning of the room, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Judicial Hellholes' Report Jabs Georgia Courts

The American Tort Reform Foundation placed the Georgia Supreme Court on a "Watch List" in its annual "Judicial Hellhole" report on jurisdictions "where judges in civil cases systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner, generally to the disadvantage of defendants."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Despite Tenant's Fall, Stairs Didn't Need Rail, Claimed Owner

On June 1, 2014, plaintiff MacDonald Taylor, a maintenance worker in his late 30s, tripped and fell at his residence, at 513 Broadview Road, in Upper Darby. He had rented the property from Ray and Jeanine Wilt since August 2012.
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