Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Need To Keep Cars Off 2012 Minnesota Ice

  Mike Bryant | February 12, 2012 7:33 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  There have been all types of vehicles and people falling through Ice around the Twin Cities. Feb. 8: an SUV broke through ice on Eagle Lake in Maple Grove. Feb. 7: an ATV broke...

• Experiencing a "Slip and Falls" in Minnesota

  Mike Bryant | February 10, 2012 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Last February, there was a interesting story in the Minnesota Tribune about a slip and fall at Denny's. The most startling thing about the story is that the hazard that caused a woman to be...

• Why is the injured plaintiff put on trial ?

  Doug Landau | February 06, 2012 10:11 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  To many plaintiffs, it often feels like by bringing a lawsuit, they are suddenly put on trial. The defendant’s insurance company—whether for a slip and fall, a car crash, or some...

• Neighbor's attack dogs maul and fatally injure young woman

  Doug Landau | January 26, 2012 9:03 PM | 2 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Today is the anniversary of the mauling death of a woman by two mastiffs who had been bred for fighting. Diane Whipple, a former U.S. Women's Lacrosse World Cup Team member was mauled during...

• Supreme Court Again Expands Scope of Forced Arbitration Clauses in Consumer Contracts

  Andrew Cochran | January 11, 2012 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsVoices

  Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has taken another opportunity to expand the use of forced arbitration clauses in consumer contracts, denying us the right to negotiate such clauses out and...

• Motion To Intervene Filed In Penn State Scandal Related Insurance Dispute

  Scott Cooper | January 11, 2012 7:14 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  Below is SchmidtKramer’s Chuck Schmidt of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania based law firm discussing with Annie McCormick of WHP-TV 21 in Harrisburg the filing of a Motion to Intervene on...

• Why States Should Expand The Statute of Limitations in Child Sex Abuse Cases

  Mike Bryant | January 09, 2012 9:21 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  So many of the most recent stories about child sex abuse cases are followed with analysis of why the pedophile can't be charged criminally and, depending on the state, whether the victims can...

• Empty Foreclosed Houses Are Safety Issues

  Mike Bryant | January 08, 2012 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  With each new foreclosure bubble each community is seeing an increased numbers of empty houses. The concern is a time when no one is in them. The house was in the bureaucratic black hole...

• Protect Your House: Adopt Your Fire Hydrant

  Mike Bryant | January 07, 2012 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  We have a fire hydrant on the front left corner of our yard. Other than having to cut the grass closer around it, I really didn't think much about it. Then one day, our local fire department...

• It's Against The Law To Place Snow Into Minnesota Streets

  Mike Bryant | January 05, 2012 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  When you are clearing sidewalks and drive ways, the snow can't be placed on the road. Private homeowners and commercial snow removal operators are prevented from depositing snow onto a public...