Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Swimming Pool Hazards: Is your Pool Accident Prone?

  Edward Smith | February 01, 2007 2:52 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  Do you have access to a swimming pool? Are you a regular user of the pool? Or do you own one? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you ought to pay heed to the swimming pool hazards that disguise themselves in every part of the pool. Most of the equipments related to the pool can become a potential source of danger-whether it is the all-important diving board, or the lack of...

• Man Shoots Dog During Attack of Neighbor, 80

  Chrissie Cole | September 08, 2007 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA

  Officials are investigating the shooting death of a dog following a dog attack of an 80-year-old man.The man was walking in front of his home when a mixed breed, reportedly bolted out of the house and attacked him. One of the neighbors heard the chaos and ran outside armed with his pistol. While the dog was still attacking the man he fired one gunshot, according to Claremont Police. The dog...

• Northern California Tiger Attack Akin to Dog Bite?

  Larry Knapp | January 18, 2008 6:44 AM | 0 CommentsStockton, CA

  Finally the media has printed an article that purports to report an admission on the part of on of the victims in this awful tragedy. Prior to this article, all we really had were reports of accusations from talking heads that had no reliability. This latest article however, states that the decedent's father has reported that one of the Dahliwal boys admitted to him that they had been standing...

• Proposed Bill Will Prevent Child Drowning Deaths

  Claude Wyle | July 23, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  After the recent drowning of a 4-year-old boy, Great America is now requiring all children under 4 feet tall wear life vests in its pools. The mother of the boy was not in the pool at the time of the drowning and blames lifeguards for not spotting her son until it was too late. Will the new requirement save lives, or will it simply provide a false sense of security? Perhaps a better rule...

• Customer Sues Big Lots For Slip and Fall

  Chrissie Cole | February 24, 2009 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A woman visiting a Big Lots store in Granite City claims she was injured when she slipped and fell on water that was on the floor near the service desk. The lawsuit, filed by Donna Young, seeks...

• Vallejo Pit Bull Bites Child; Kills Dog

  Chrissie Cole | September 19, 2007 4:45 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A pit bull is being held in quarantine at, Solano Animal Control, after killing another dog and biting a child at a Vallejo Park, on Wednesday.Two groups of children were playing at the park when the dog attacks occurred, according to Vallejo Animal Control and witnesses. One minute they are playing and the next they were screaming. The pit bull grabbed a smaller dog from the arms of a young...

• Dog Bite Statistics

  Rick Patterson | January 02, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year more than 4.7 million people are bitten by dogs. Given that over 50 percent of all dog bites occur on the dog owner's property, the issue is a major source of concern for insurers.In 2005 dog bites cost insurers $317.2 million. In 2003 the cost was $321.6 million. The cost of an average dog bite went from $16,600 in...

• Slip and Fall in Parking Lot Results in Award of $390,000

  David Rowell | October 18, 2007 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Robert Yusem slipped on ice in a parking lot in a Pennsylvania industrial park in 2000, and suffered serious injuries, including fractures of his elbow, arm and ankle. It's taken seven years, but a jury recently awarded Yusems and his wife $390,000 in damages based on a claim of premises liabilty. In his "slip and fall" lawsuit, Yusems argued that the defendant parking-lot owner carelessly...

• Slip and Fall Lawsuit Filed Against Bronx Theater

  Shannon Weidemann | July 18, 2007 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A Theater in the Bronx and a Synagogue have had a slip and fall lawsuit filed against them by a man that broke his leg while attending a dinner event. A temporary stage and staircase was built over the theater seats for the dinner. The man fell down the staircase.Attorney Al Bernstone, who is representing the Karans in a lawsuit seeking an as-yet undetermined amount in damages, charged that...

• Texas Toddler Bitten by Dog

  Shannon Weidemann | June 26, 2007 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA

  A 2-year-old girl was bitten by a dog outside of her Tyler, Texas home and had to receive 80 stitches. The girl was outside with her mother when she left her mother's site and was attacked. The dog bites were on her head. The attack happened last Wednesday. I come running around the house and there she was coming to find me. Her head was just blood was everywhere. Scared me I didn't know...