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New York Law Journal

$2M Jury Verdict Upheld in Municipal Garage Murder

A judge declined to disturb the nearly $2 million jury verdict over safety precautions in a parking garage owned by the City of White Plains awarded to the family of a woman who was fatally stabbed by a homeless sex offender in 2005.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Restaurant Liable for Patron's Injuries in Altercation

By | November 10, 2015
A Philadelphia jury sided with plaintiff Timothy St. Clair in his suit against Center City bar Misconduct Tavern over injuries he suffered after he was punched when entering the bar.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Niles v. 1109-1113 Manhattan Ave. Partners, LLC

By | November 05, 2015
Triable Issues Exist if Portable, Makeshift Ramp at Laundromat Was Open, Obvious
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Consumer Fraud Count Tossed in Edgewater Fire Suit

Residents of a 240-unit apartment building in Edgewater that was destroyed by fire have failed to establish a basis for a New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act claim against their landlord, a federal judge in Newark has ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Finds for Customer in Grocery Store Slip-and-Fall

By | November 03, 2015
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Texas Lawyer

High Court Again Rules That Slip-and-Fall Cases Aren't Med Mal

The Texas Supreme Court has recently reminded the medical profession once again that they can't use the 2003 Texas Medical Liability Act to defend themselves against the most pedestrian of plaintiff claims—slip-and-fall cases.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Show Resort Had Notice Ramps Were Too Steep

Attorney Tom Culmo, who worked with Dennis Koltun, got a $1 million settlement for the widow of a fall victim after showing Gilbert's Resort in Key Largo had notice that its ramps were too steep.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Verdict OK'd Despite Faulty 'Mode-of-Operation' Jury Charge

Despite what it said was an erroneous jury charge on the "mode of operation" doctrine, a New Jersey appeals court has refused to disturb nearly $500,000 in damages awarded to an octogenarian and his wife after he was injured in the parking lot of his country club.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Why the 4th DCA Says Judge Shouldn't Have Released Photos in Woman's Fall

The Fourth District Court of Appeal sides with Port St. Lucie, which has withheld photos of the scene where a woman fell up to her knee on a uncovered sewer valve access pipe.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Suits & Deals: Woman Settles Monmouth County Slip-and-Fall Suit for $2 Million

A woman who suffered back injuries after falling in an icy parking lot agreed to a $2 million settlement of her Monmouth County slip-and-fall suit Oct. 1.
4 minute read

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