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Court of Appeals Concludes Swimming Pool is Not an Attractive Nuisance

In a case arising from tragic circumstances, the Arkansas Court of Appeals recently concluded that a residential swimming pool located near an elementary school was not an attractive nuisance, and affirmed summary judgment in...more

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Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 319: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we talk about the special duties landowners and land possessors owe to people who enter their land, as well as the duties landlords owe to their tenants....more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 149: Listen and Learn -- Negligence: Duties of Landlords, Owners, and Possessors of Land

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In today's episode, we talk about the special duties landowners and land possessors owe to people who enter their land, as well as the duties landlords owe to their tenants. Both...more

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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 105: Listen and Learn -- Public and Private Nuisance

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we have another episode in our "Listen and Learn" series, where we review substantive areas of the law that you're likely to encounter on the bar exam. This time, we're...more

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Premises Liability: Comparative Negligence Is Not a Defense in Child Trespasser Case

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In a premises liability action, the duty a landowner owes depends on the status assigned to the person upon the property. Generally, South Carolina acknowledges four categories; trespassers, invitees, licensees and children....more

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An Overview of North Carolina Premises Liability Law

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Accidents happen. But how do you determine whether an injury on someone else's property is just an unavoidable accident or a potential legal liability? As in other areas of personal injury law, the analysis typically is based...more

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The North Carolina Landowner Protection Act: Encouraging Access for Hunters, Trappers, and Other Outdoor Enthusiasts

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If you are a private landowner in North Carolina, you may not be aware that you owe a certain duty of care not only to people who have permission to be on your property, but also to those who do not, and that your duty to...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Keeping Pokémon Go cyber fun from causing real-world liability

Noses buried in their smart phones, armies of Pokémon Go players scour neighborhoods in search of elusive cyber monsters lurking in real locations identified by the wildly popular game. Seeing a way to “lure” (in Pokemon Go...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Pokémon No! A Strategy Guide on Handling the Latest Smartphone Craze in the Workplace

Although Pokémon Go is only 21 days young, over 30 million users have downloaded and played the augmented reality game on their smartphones. In the latest release of the pocket monster franchise, your mission is to capture...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New York Imposes Expanded Duties on Mortgage Servicers

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed AB 10741 into law on June 23, 2016. AB 10741, which is designed to address abandoned homes, known as zombie properties, amends several provisions of New York law and requires mortgage...more

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Fast Five: Rhode Island Appellate Practice - January 2014: Premises Liability Update: Rhode Island Supreme Court Holds That...

In Burton v. Rhode Island, No. 2012-213-Appeal; 2012-268-Appeal, the Rhode Island Supreme Court held that a 17-year-old trespasser could not invoke the attractive-nuisance doctrine because he could not establish that he did...more

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