Earlier this month, an appellate court in Georgia issued a written opinion in a negligence case brought by a man who was seriously injured when his apartment caught fire after a gas explosion. In the man’s case against the gas...
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Appellate Court Explains a Landowner’s Duty to Prevent Slip-and-Fall Accidents
Earlier this month, an appellate court in Kentucky issued a written opinion outlining how lower courts should analyze premises liability claims. In the case, Goodwin v. Al J. Schneider Company, the highest court in the state held that the lower...
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Corporate Negligence Lawsuit Results in $1.3 Million Plaintiff’s Verdict Following Shopping Cart Injury
Earlier this month in Ohio, a woman recovered over $1.3 million for the injuries she sustained in an accident that occurred at a local supermarket. According to an industry news source reporting on the case, the woman was injured when...
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Plaintiff’s Premises Liability Case Arising from Grocery Store Slip-and-Fall Dismissed
Earlier this month, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued a written opinion in a premises liability case, dismissing the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant grocery store because the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence that the defendant caused, or even knew...
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Plaintiffs Must Submit Evidence of Each Element before Being Entitled to Compensation in Any Personal Injury Lawsuit
In most cases alleging that one party’s negligence caused another party’s injuries, the lawsuit is based on the legal theory of negligence. Before a negligence lawsuit is even permitted to go to trial, a judge must determine that a prima...
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Little League Association Found Not To Be Liable for Injury Occurring on Baseball Field
Earlier this month, another state’s supreme court issued a written opinion in a case brought by a parent injured while attending her son’s little league baseball game. The case was brought by the parent against the little league association, claiming...
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