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Jury Awards $2.4M to Women Shot at DeKalb Bar

A DeKalb County jury awarded a postapportionment award of more than $2.4 million to two women who were shot outside a Stone Mountain nightspot.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Litigator of the Week: Beaumont Lawyer Tastes Sweet Victory in a Town Known for Ice Cream

Known for Blue Bell ice cream and its conservative juries, Brenham, Texas, is a tough place for a plaintiffs lawyer to get a taste of victory.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hospital Claimed Stairs Defect Was Too Minor for Liability

On March 6, 2013, plaintiff Kevin Ward, 58, a lab technician, was at Riddle Memorial Hospital, in Media, attending a smoke-cessation program, when he fell down a flight of stairs. He asserted that he tripped over a slightly raised threshold at the top of the stairs, injuring his back and left leg and knee.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices to Review Contractor Liability for Dangerous Conditions

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to decide whether liability should extend to a contractor for creating a dangerous condition on land that was discoverable by a subsequent owner or user of the land.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices to Review Contractor Liability for Dangerous Conditions

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to decide whether liability should extend to a contractor for creating a dangerous condition on land that was discoverable by a subsequent owner or user of the land.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Building Injury Suit Fell Short, Appeals Court Rules

A company that owned a service ramp at the One New York Plaza building's loading dock shouldn't be liable for the injury of a security officer who failed to raise a triable issue of fact regarding negligence in the ramp's construction, a state appeals court has ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Phipps v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transp. Auth., PICS Case No. 17-1103 (C.P. Philadelphia Nov. 28, 2016) Patrick, J. (12 pages).

A plaintiff in a slip-and-fall case was required to show not only that the defendant was negligent, but that the defendant's negligence was the factual cause of plaintiff's injuries.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Montano v. Barnaby's of America, PICS Case No. 17-1102 (C.P. Philadelphia Nov. 23, 2016) New, J. (8 pages).

A plaintiff engaged in improper forum shopping where she named defendants who were not proper parties to the action for the purpose of manipulating the venue rules to create venue where it did not properly exist. The court ordered the matter to be transferred to another county where venue was appropriate.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Mixing Guns and Alcohol Isn't Enough for Liability, Court Rules

Guns and booze are a notoriously dangerous combination. But a host's decision to allow both at a barbecue wasn't negligent, a Texas court has ruled.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Finds Apartment Manager Liable for $4M in Fatal Shooting

The pre-apportioned award includes $2.5 million in punitive damages against defendant McCorlew Realty Inc.
4 minute read

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