Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Slain Coach's Wife Files Wrongful Death Suit

  Michael Myers | October 18, 2006 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  There is almost always someone to sue when a person dies from something other than natural causes. The wife of a popular tennis coach shot to death by a Seattle teen with apparent mental problems has filed a wrongful death suit against the suspect's parents. The parents of Samson Berhe "did nothing" when their 17-year-old son was on the streets with a shotgun and ammunition on June 25, 2005,...

• Woman Beaten by Husband Wins Civil Suit

  Michael Myers | October 18, 2006 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Before her divorce was final, Deborah Martin sued her husband, Ernest John Lofgren, for beating her and causing her to suffer a broken cheekbone, broken nose and dislocated jaw, as well as severe dental injuries. Fairfax County jurors decided Lofgren needed to do more than just a short jail stint. They ordered him to pay Martin $550,000, in part for the extensive bills to repair her face --...

• What Would Happen If You Suffered A Dog Bite?

  Staff Writer | October 05, 2006 6:49 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Fellow InjuryBoard Blogger, New York accident lawyer Jeremy Thurman, has a lighthearted post about his encounter with a neighborhood dog and the thoughts going through his mind as he considered what would happen if he suffered a dog bite. Luckily the dog left Jeremy and his family alone, but Jeremy does cover many things to consider if you are actually bitten by a dog.

• Inadequate Security in Parking Lots Exposes Patrons to Preventable Risk

  Jack Landskroner | July 28, 2006 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Purse snatchings, vandalism, assaults, car jackings, robberies, abduction, rape and even shootings have become a problem in the parking lots of some of America's most visible stores where there is inadequate security in place. The parking lots of Walmart,Target, Lowes, and many other retail shopping centers have become prime locations for criminal conduct. It is the responsibility of the...

• Elderly Beware

  Michael Myers | June 06, 2006 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  According to The Olympian newspaper, the Department of Social and Health Services has yanked a fairly new adult home care facility's license. The facility, opened in 2003, cares for five elderly clients. The facility was cited with,Failing to ensure one resident received prompt medical care with a change in condition and that another resident received glucose monitoring as ordered.Failing to...

• Children Hurt in Falls More Often than You'd Expect

  Staff Writer | May 12, 2006 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Our colleague Kathy Caso brings attention to falls as a common cause of serious injury in children. The SAFE KIDS Campaign shows that falls are the leading cause of injury in children, injuring more than 2.5 million kids each year, with 5,000 of them (mostly toddlers) being hurt by falling from windows. The cause of falls can sometimes be attributed to the carelessness of the person responsible...

• Look Where You Walk

  Staff Writer | March 14, 2006 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  In late February, the United States Supreme Court held that a woman who tripped over her mail left on her porch rather than her mailbox can sue the United States Postal Service for personal injuries arising out of her fall. Today, I read an article in the Arizona Daily Star describing this lawsuit and immediately thought about the McDonalds case involving hot coffee spilled in the lap of an...

• 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...

• 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.