Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Don’t Let a Restaurant Injury Tarnish Your Next Vacation on the Outer Banks

  Emily Mapp Brannon | May 15, 2009 10:28 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Whether you are on vacation or a full-time resident of the Outer Banks of North Carolina when going out to eat at a restaurant, you go out for different reasons. Sometimes it's because no one...

• Burn Injuries to Children, Devastating Accidents for Families

  Randy Appleton | May 07, 2009 10:02 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Hospital admissions, a skin graft surgery, and permanent facial scarring are the horrors that a parent might face if their child suffers a serious burn or electrocution injury. Such heavy burdens...

• U S Chamber Exploits A Seven Year Old

  Mike Bryant | May 05, 2009 9:58 AM | 4 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It's another outrageous email from the U S Chamber time. This one says : Minnesotans will be shocked by the seven-year-old who got sued. Funny, it has absolutely nothing to do with Minnesota. The...

• 13 month-old girl bitten by Pit Bull in Virginia Beach, Virginia

  Emily Mapp Brannon | May 04, 2009 2:52 AM | 8 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Friday evening, May 1, 2009 a 13 month-old girl was bitten on the head by a pit bull mix dog. News channel 13 reported that Virginia Beach, VA EMS transported the little girl to the local hospital...

• High Rise Windows Need To Be Child Proofed

  Mike Bryant | May 03, 2009 9:14 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Over time, we have been involved in a number of cases that involve small children falling out of upper story windows. The injuries are severe and at times can be fatal. The worse cases are those...

• Manoa Fire and Death!

  Wayne Parsons | April 24, 2009 4:38 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Bed and Breakfast. Rental Units. Manoa fire kills 2 and injures 7. These are not new headlines in Hawaii. Am I alone in thinking that we need to look closely at what happened in Manoa? A...

• Officer Loses Her Job After Filing Slip And Fall Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | April 17, 2009 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsStoughton / Canton, MA

  A Casselberry police officer who was fired after she sued the family of a severely brain-damaged toddler, claiming she slipped and fell during a rescue attempt, will not be returning to work. A...

• The Outer Banks, North Carolina prepares pools for the summer season and parents are warned of potential hazards

  Jim Lewis | April 16, 2009 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  If you have visited the Outer Banks, NC then you are probably familiar with the number of pools that are provided when renting a home. A pool in the backyard is a common sight in towns such as Duck,...

• What is an "Invitee"? When May an Injured Invitee Recovery for an Injury?

  Michael Roberts | April 05, 2009 6:54 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  In many states, the rules that determine whether a property owner is liable for a slip and fall accident or premises liability injury are influenced by the purpose for which the injured person...

• Falls Lead Cause of Serious Injury and Death Among Seniors

  Wayne Parsons | April 04, 2009 1:53 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  I get regular health and fitness updates called Fit Tips from a specialist here in Honolulu named Christie Bridges. She sent one recently that I have quoted below involving injuries from falls. Here...