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Miles Mediation & Arbitration

A Plaintiff’s Primer: Four Issues to Consider When Suing Governmental Entities in Georgia

Bringing a lawsuit is often a relatively simple procedure. You identify the defendant and properly serve process on the person or organization (or, possibly both) who you believe to be responsible for the event that damaged...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Event Release Invalidated for Violating Public Policy

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Degliomini v. ESM Productions, Inc. and City of Philadelphia, 253 A.3d 226 (Pa. June 22, 2021) (Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that pre-injury exculpatory release granting city immunity from duty to maintain city streets...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Speaker at Zoning Commission Hearing Enjoys Same Free Speech Protections as if at Trial Before a Court

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In Priore v. Haig, AC 41748, the Appellate Court concluded that statements made by one of the plaintiff’s neighbors during a zoning commission hearing on the plaintiff’s application for a special permit to install a sewer...more

Harris Beach PLLC

New Challenges in Asserting Qualified Immunity in Roadway Design Cases

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The onset of spring weather can mean only one thing: We are heading into prime season for road construction. If you haven’t seen the cones and Jersey barriers yet, you will soon. The new construction season brings with it...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Sovereign Immunity — Punishing the Innocent Injured

Sovereign Immunity — the STATE against the Injured - Antiquated Law Should Disappear from the Books - “The King can do no wrong” or as stated in Latin, “rex non potest peccare”. The legal maxim is also called “Crown...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Appellate Court Concludes that Schools are not Exempt from Local Zoning Regulations

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The generally accepted practice in towns and villages throughout New York is that public and private schools need not comply with the zoning rules applicable to other property owners. However, the Appellate Division, Third...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Trail Immunity Does Not Shield from Liability Simply Because an Injury Occurs on a Trail - Appellate Court Ruling Means Less...

A tree branch fell off of a eucalyptus tree and struck a woman while she was walking through Mission Bay Park in San Diego. She filed suit against the City of San Diego, alleging the City negligently maintained the eucalyptus...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Trail Immunity Not a Given for Public Agencies When Injuries Caused by Adjacent Property

Of the many immunities available under the California Government Code, “trail immunity” under section 831.4 has long shielded public entities from liability when injuries are suffered by those using public property for...more

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