Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Foster Children Beat Refugee into Coma; Washington State Supreme Court Reverses Verdict Against State Agency

  Michael Myers | February 27, 2006 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  In 1999, a Somali refugee was beaten into a coma by several teens, two of which were foster children with histories of violence. The refugee sued King County, the state Department of Social and Health Services, and Shell Oil, where the attack took place. A King County jury found the state social workers' were negligent and contributed to the attack. However, on February 16, the Washington...

• Where have all the dogs gone?

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 2:36 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO

  Aurora began enforcing its restricted-breed ban on Wednesday, February 1. While pit-bull-like dogs were the focus of this action, the ban includes other large, potentially aggressive breeds such as Staffordshire terriers and American bulldogs.With this ban, Aurora joined other cities in Colorado, including Denver and Castle Rock. Other communites are considering either a ban or more...

• Wisconsin Attorney Handles Olympic Slip and Fall

  David Lowe | February 13, 2006 6:36 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  While I am managing cases involving slips and falls on ice in Wisconsin, across the globe in Turin, Italy a classmate of mine is handling a much more high profile case. When U.S. Olympic figure skater and gold medal hopeful Michelle Kwan fell during practice in Turin, Italy, raising concerns that ultimately led to her withdrawal from the 2006 Winter games due to injury, she was seen being...

• School That Stradles Busy Highway May Not Be Such A Hot Idea

  Bob Carroll | February 10, 2006 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Can a school be legally liable if one of its students is struck by a vehicle while crossing a public highway between a dormitory and a building housing the cafeteria, mail center, and bus stop? According to a new appellate court decision in Florida:The school's decision to place its dormitory buildings on either side of a busy urban highway, requiring its students on one side to cross the...

• Olive Glenn Country Club in Cody to Receive Face Lift

  Staff Writer | February 07, 2006 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Country club members pledge improvement money - By Regina Purcell (Cody Enterprise)Nearly $400,000 has been pledged by members of the Olive Glenn Golf and Country Club for much-needed improvements to the facility.Built in the 1970s by the late Olive and Glenn Nielson, the 18-hole championship course was turned over to members in the mid-1980s, according to general manager Dave Snyder. He said...

• How Much Improvement for $24.5M

  Staff Writer | February 07, 2006 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Many believe $24.5 million to improve habitat around the Jonah natural gas field outside Pinedale would be helpful, but some are questioning how much an improvement there will be.Linda Baker with the Upper Green River Valley Coalition said EnCana Oil and Gas Inc.'s pledge of the millions in exchange for large-scale drilling may not go far, as the habitat outside Jonah appears to be"in pretty...

• Insurance Company Wants Out Of Case

  Bob Carroll | February 07, 2006 5:26 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Is insurance sometimes just a masquerade? That is the question a judge in Tampa will have to answer. The story on TBO.com could be headlined, Now You See It, Now You Don't. Colony Insurance Says Club Slaying Is Not CoveredTAMPA - The insurance company for an Ybor City nightclub where a man was fatally stabbed in June says it should not have to pay if the club loses a wrongful death lawsuit.On...

• Concert Security Guards Do Bad

  Bob Carroll | February 05, 2006 6:03 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The security personnel at concerts can get a little heavy-handed at times. When the guards at a Clear Channel event roughed up one couple they did $650,000 worth of damage - to Clear Channel's wallet. A jury was not impressed with the guards or the hiring practices of Clear Channel. Similar bad manners by concert and event guards have been reported in Tampa Bay.A jury ordered Clear Channel...

• Teen Falls From Adams City High School Window

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2006 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Rocky Mountain News' Ivan Moreno reported on January 26, 2006, that a boy who fell from a second-story window during lunch at Adams City High School in Commerce City today is expected to recover after suffering a broken leg and some lacerations that will require stitches.Click to see the possible premises liability article.

• Mexico City Bull Has Message For American Sports Spectators And Stadiums

  Bob Carroll | January 31, 2006 7:17 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A wayward bull reminds us that there is a danger at times just being a spectator at an event. The bull leaped over two barriers in a Mexico City bull ring and injured two very surprised observers. In the U.S. we have the flying puck, the foul ball, the careening race car or its tire, the sliced golf ball, the collapsed bleacher section, the broken railing, the drunken fan, the angry basketball...