Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• FL Couple Arrested After Dog Bite

  Christina Cole | April 27, 2007 1:53 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A Florida couple was arrested after their pit bull, bit a veterinary worker.The couple has been charged with culpable negligence and keeping a dangerous animal.The dog, Kane, was confiscated in February, after he attacked an animal control officer and tore his pants. But a judge returned the dog agreeing with the owners and their lawyers, that the dog had been provoked into biting the animal...

• City Toughens Up on Specific Dog Breeds to Prevent Dog Bites

  Christina Cole | April 26, 2007 12:57 AM | 0 CommentsFort Dodge, IA

  Most people consider dog, man's best friend, but sometimes they can prove to be man's not so very good friend. One Iowa community is taking action to secure their city against potentially vicious dog breeds. Other cites have already banned specific dog breeds due to dog bites, dog attacks and even a fatality.Loca is just one of many examples of a normal pit bull that lives in Centerville, Iowa,...

• Miami Negligent Security Lawsuit Filed Against Houston's Restaurant

  Staff Writer | April 24, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  Last Tuesday, the family of Bradley Timpf filed a negligent security lawsuit against the owners of Houston's restaurant in North Miami Beach. Dr. Bradley Timpf was found shot in the parking lot of Houston's Restaurant at 17455 Biscayne Blvd. at about 8 p.m. on Dec. 10. The shooting has not been solved.The lawsuit alleges that, on the night of the shooting, the restaurant had inadequate lighting...

• Series of dog attacks in Minneapolis area

  Barry Doyle | April 22, 2007 4:20 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  There have been a series of three violent dog attacks in the Minneapolis area in recent weeks. In one a girl was attacked by a pit bull, in another, a boy was attacked by an akita, and in other a woman was nearly killed by a pit bull.In the most recent attack, the 4-year old girl suffered severe lacerations to her scalp which required 13 staples to close.The common thread running through these...

• Factors Affecting Damages Awards in Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Animal (Dog) and Premise (slip and fall) Cases

  Scott Smith | April 21, 2007 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Nature of InjuryIt stands to reason that the most important fact which will affect the amount of damages that you can recover is the nature of the injury sustained. The more serious an injury is, the higher the value of the claim. If you are suffer from a soft tissue injury, such as with whiplash or neck strain, you will not recover ads much as someone who is injured more seriously, involving...

• Child drowns in pool

  Barry Doyle | April 20, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A California child is dead and his brother hangs for life after the two boys were discovered in a pool owned by a neighbor. The dirty condition of the water in the pool delayed finding the boys.The cause of death for the younger boy wasd drowning.One of the criticisms of trial lawyers is that accidents such as this one have the potential for bankrupting pool owners, leading to people not...

• Issue of Negligent Security in Virginia Tech Tragedy

  Staff Writer | April 19, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL

  I don't think there is a media outlet that hasn't covered the tragic events that took place at Virginia Tech early this week. The outpouring of support touched us all for those students and professors that were brutally shot and killed. What I found particularly interesting was the investigation that has been launched by the governor of Virginia (at the request of Virginia Tech) to look into...

• Did Virginia Tech Provide Adequate Security on Campus?

  Jack Landskroner | April 17, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  The nation is in mourning after the terrible events that transpired at Virginia Tech University yesterday morning. A Virginia Tech senior from South Korea killed at least 30 people locked inside a classroom building in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the university and police said Tuesday.The first deadly attack, at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m., left two people dead. But...

• Poor Security may Lead to Lawsuits after Virginia Tech

  Joe Stanley | April 17, 2007 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsSyracuse, NY

  Owners of property especially schools have a legal duty to protect resident from forseeable harms. They also have a legal duty to warn of dangerous conditions and take steps to protect from those dangers. Schools in particular have a special duty to protect students. Parents send their children to school and expect the students to be protected. concerns have been raised about warnings and...

• Missouri town regulating pit bulls

  Barry Doyle | April 16, 2007 7:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The Missouri town of Sikeston recently enacted a dangerous dog ordinance which requires owners of dangerous dogs to follow certain regulations, including keeping the dog in a secure enclosure and having liability insurance.The ordinance defines a dangerous dog by the type of breed of dog, including pit bulls, and dogs having a history of biting hard enough to break the skin.This kind of...