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Connecticut Law Tribune

Woman Burned by Propane Heater Awarded $1.4 Million

An Avon woman has been awarded nearly $1.4 million for burns she suffered while standing near a propane heater at a bible camp in Warren.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Woman Burned by Propane Heater Awarded $1.4 Million

An Avon woman has been awarded nearly $1.4 million for burns she suffered while standing near a propane heater at a bible camp in Warren.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Graham v. K Investments Ltd. LP, PICS Case No. 17-0565 (C.P. Monroe Mar 13, 2017) Zulick, J. (10 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
A restaurant was not entitled to summary judgment where plaintiff slipped on an unseen patch of ice in the parking lot. The company that was under contract to plow the restaurant parking lot following the snow storm did not breach any duty to plaintiff, so the court granted its motion for summary judgment.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Mooney v. Croydon Associates, III, L.P., PICS Case No. 17-0564 (C.P. Philadelphia Mar. 22, 2017) Younge, J. (5 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Defendant was not precluded from challenging venue based on waiver or collateral estoppel. Venue was not proper in a county where the accident did not occur, and where none of the parties resided or conducted business.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Top 100 Verdicts 2016: The Billions Are Back

By | April 24, 2017
After a drop in 2015, which saw a top verdict of only $845 million, four verdicts in 2016 came in at more than a billion dollars each, according to the annual Top 100 Verdicts by ALM's VerdictSearch.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Alloway v. The Franklin Inst., PICS Case No. 17-0485 (C.P. Philadelphia Mar. 17, 2017) New, J. (8 pages).

By | April 14, 2017
A patron injured while visiting defendant's educational exhibit did not provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate defendant breached its duty of care to business invitees. The atypical nature of the exhibit itself called for a reasonable patron to exercise a heightened degree of attention in preventing injury. The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Electrocuted Trespasser's Suit Against Metro-North Moves Forward

A federal judge in Connecticut has declined to dismiss a suit against Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. and associated defendants on behalf of a man who was electrocuted while trespassing on railroad property.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Electrocuted Trespasser's Suit Against Metro-North Moves Forward

A federal judge in Connecticut has declined to dismiss a suit against Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. and associated defendants on behalf of a man who was electrocuted while trespassing on railroad property.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Report: Dog Bite Claims Spike Nationally in 2016

Homeowner insurers felt the bite last year as dog bite cases jumped 18 percent across the country, spurring more than $600 million in claims—more than one-third of all homeowner liability claims for 2016.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Report: Dog Bite Claims Spike Nationally in 2016

Homeowner insurers felt the bite last year as dog bite cases jumped 18 percent across the country, spurring more than $600 million in claims—more than one-third of all homeowner liability claims for 2016.
7 minute read

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