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Spady v. Acme Mkts., PICS Case No. 16-1530 (C.P. Philadelphia Sept. 8, 2016) Anders, J. (15 pages).

By | December 22, 2016
PREMISES LIABILITY
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Hodge v. Aramark Healthcare Support Serv., PICS Case No. 16-1528 (C.P. Philadelphia Oct. 25, 2016) Anders, J. (12 pages)..

By | December 22, 2016
Plaintiff in a slip and fall liability case sought relief from the management agency which supervised the janitorial care of hospital floors under allegations of negligence in training and that the janitor in question was a "borrowed servant" of the agency. The trial court found in favor of the agency's motion for summary judgment and plaintiff appealed. The court reviewed its reasoning and explained a misunderstanding on plaintiff's part of certain statements made at trial concerning expert testimony, recommending affirmation of its decision.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Man's Fall Through Balcony a Tough Case for All Involved

A man who fell three stories when a balcony railing gave way and was shot a few months later by home invaders at the same apartment was awarded a post-apportioned verdict of $4 million by a federal jury on Friday.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Landi v. SDS William St., LLC

By | December 20, 2016
Injury Was Caused by Combination of Water, Slope Causing Pallet Jack to Slide Downhill
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Flowers v. 69th St. Retail, PICS Case No. 16-1457 (C.P. Delaware Sept. 29, 2016) Green, J. (14 pages).

By | December 20, 2016
PREMISES LIABILITY
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Autozone Hit With Jury Verdict Over Slip-and-Fall

By | December 15, 2016
On Feb. 17, 2014, plaintiff Bernadette Tanner, a home health-care administrator in her early 40s, slipped and fell on snow and ice at 3900 N. Broad St., in North Philadelphia. She dislocated and fractured her left ankle.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Snow and Ice Liability: A Property Owner's Guide

Ellen Greiper, Marvin N. Romero and Stefan A. Borovina of Goldberg Segalla outline and discuss the general principles of liability relating to snow and ice conditions that can develop for property owners. They also discuss some of the more common defenses that can relieve a retail owner of liability.
20 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Rosario v. Northwood Manor, LLC, PICS Case No. 16-1488 (Pa. Super. Nov. 17, 2016) (memorandum) Ott, J. (13 pages).

By | December 09, 2016
A petition to strike and/or open default judgment was properly denied where petitioner could not show a fatal defect on the record with regard to service of notice of default, because notice was mailed to an address of record for petitioner. Order of the trial court affirmed.
6 minute read

The Recorder

After Oakland Fire, Long Legal Battle Looms With Uncertain Prospects

Potential targets for civil suits include the warehouse owner, concert organizers and the makers of any products tied to the deadly conflagration, lawyers said.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Owner of Trailer Involved in Fatal Fire Settles for $2.3M

A Coral Gables lawyer obtained a $2.3 million settlement from the owner of a mobile home where a fire killed the tenant's boyfriend.
8 minute read

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