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Liability in Vacation Rental Injuries in California

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The vacation rental industry claims over two million properties throughout the United States. According to the Miliken Institute, California had 128,000 short-term vacation rental listings in 2022. The Big Bear region in...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

New Jersey Supreme Court Doesn’t Show a Whole Lot-ta Love for Commercial Property Owners

Insurers of commercial property owners take note: in a 4-3 decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court significantly expanded sidewalk liability law. Owners of vacant commercial lots in the Garden State now have a duty to maintain...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

What To Do If You’re Injured In A Public Place In Florida

Public spaces create community, but they also carry risks. While the expectation is that you will be safe and not exposed to undue risks, this is not always the case. For example, there has been much litigation involving...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Navigating Florida’s Slip and Fall Cases

“Slip and fall” is a term that personal injury lawyers, insurance companies, and insurance claim adjusters use to describe accidents that occur when people fall, slip or trip and hurt themselves at a commercial location,...more

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Is Premises Liability the Same as Negligence?

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In today's world, we travel all the time. We shop at grocery stores and department stores, we take walks on the sidewalks in our neighborhoods, and we go to large events, such as concerts or weddings, at various venues. But...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Inspecting Floors Every 15 Minutes May Defeat a “Constructive Notice” Argument in Florida Slip/Trip and Fall Lawsuits

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In a 2023 trip and fall case, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted summary judgment in favor of Defendant Wal-Mart. Kozlowski v. Wal-Mart Stores E., LP, No. 5:21-cv-261-ACC-PRL, 2023...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

A Look at the Pennsylvania Statute of Repose

The Pennsylvania Statute of Repose for Improvements to Real Property, 42 Pa. C.S. § 5536 (PA Statute of Repose) is a powerful tool that provides protections to persons lawfully performing or furnishing the design, planning,...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

How Florida's Comparative Fault Laws Impact Premises Liability Cases

Premises liability cases are often hotly contested. The Plaintiff will typically claim that the property owner or manager is entirely responsible for any slip and fall that occurs on their premises. The owner or manager, by...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

Slip and Fall on Ice in NJ 2024

With plummeting temperatures, snow-covered sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways across New Jersey have become treacherous, turning a simple walk or routine outing into a difficult—and potentially dangerous—journey. It’s no...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

What to Expect in a Florida Slip & Fall Case

When you get injured in a slip and fall accident, one of the first things you need to do is find out if you have a case. If you do, you may be entitled to financial compensation, but you may also need to act quickly to...more

Marshall Dennehey

Failure to Join Both Property Owners Leads to Case Dismissal

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Key Points: Pennsylvania Superior Court recently held that a plaintiff’s failure to join an indispensable party property co-owner was grounds for full dismissal of his premises liability claim....more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Identifying the Defendants in a Slip and Fall Case

When you get injured in a slip and fall accident, one of the first questions you need answered is, “Who do I sue?” Identifying the correct defendant (or possibly defendants) in your slip and fall case is critical, as you need...more

Morris James LLP

Who Can Be Sued in a Negligent Security Lawsuit?

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A negligent security case arises when a person is the victim of a crime on someone else’s property due to the failure of the property owner to maintain reasonable security measures. Several different types of defendants could...more

Morris James LLP

Negligent Security: Are You an Invitee, Licensee, or Trespasser, and Why Does it Matter?

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A negligent security claim is a type of premises liability claim. Premises liability laws vary slightly from state to state, but generally categorize visitors to a property into three groups: invitee, licensee, and...more

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What to Do After a Florida Slip and Fall Injury

We enter stores, restaurants, and other public spaces with the expectation that they will be safe. This proves to be correct in the overwhelming majority of circumstances. There are times, however, when the owner or...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update - August 2023

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Employees of a subcontractor were injured on a construction project, and they sued the owner and the general contractor. The subcontractor’s excess insurer, Mt. Hawley Insurance Co., disclaimed additional insured coverage to...more

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Georgia Supreme Court Takes Aim at Premises Liability & Apportionment

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The Georgia Supreme Court recently decided important premises liability questions and found landowners liable for injuries to persons on their property caused by third-party criminal assailants....more

Miller Canfield

Property Owners: Don't Let Michigan's New Slip-and-Fall Case Law Trip You Up

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All property owners and possessors should be aware of a new legal framework from the Michigan Supreme Court that changes how premises liability cases are litigated. Michigan courts have long held that premises owners...more

Morris James LLP

Negligent Security FAQs

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What is negligent security? Negligent security is a form of premises liability. Property owners have a legal duty to keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors to the property. If a person is a victim of a violent crime...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

The Risks of Slip and Fall Accidents in Florida: What Property Owners Need to Know

An individual can sustain serious and life-altering injuries when they slip or fall on another person’s property. These injuries can range from broken bones to head trauma to spinal cord damage. Depending on the...more

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Safety First: Business Practices that Pay Off When There Is an Accident

Every premises liability case is defendable if the commercial business has procedures in place for inspections, cleaning and maintenance, and those procedures are carried out. Most commonly, businesses are sued due to a slip...more

Morris James LLP

Five Things To Do After a Slip and Fall Accident

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A slip and fall accident can happen anywhere, anytime. Many hazardous conditions can lead to dangerously slippery surfaces and a fall - wet leaves gathering in an entranceway, ice in a parking lot, a wet floor at the gym,...more

Goldberg Segalla

Lead Exposure Claims: Proactive Strategies for Effective Resolution

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Join Goldberg Segalla’s Joshua L. Milrad and Kerry L. Jones for a discussion on the types of lead paint claims an Environmental Claims Unit (ECU) is likely to receive with approaches to effective resolution. Key jurisdictions...more

Morris James LLP

What are My Chances of Winning a Slip and Fall Lawsuit?

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Slip and fall injuries are a common occurrence in the United States and send many people to the hospital year after year. According to information from the National Floor Safety Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Plaintiffs Not Barred from Proving Causation in Slip and Fall Case, Even With No Witnesses and No Memory of Fall Itself

On January 19, 2022, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District (Los Angeles), held that a plaintiff is not barred as a matter of law from proving causation in a slip and fall case if there were no witnesses to...more

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