Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Toddler Drowns in Indiana Pool

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 4:05 AM | 0 CommentsBrownsville , TX

  A 2-year-old girl drowned in her grandmother's swimming pool in Greencastle, Indiana. The Grandmother has been charged in the swimming pool death with neglect and several other charges. It is believed the woman was running an unlicensed daycare out of her home with inadequate supervision of the children. Greencastle police Detective Randy Seipel said 10 children, including two infants and...

• Marshall University Board Named in Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | June 27, 2007 1:11 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Marshall University Board of Governors has been named in a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed by a woman that fell on Marshall's Huntington Campus.The woman, along with her husband, filed the lawsuit, June 8, in Kanawha Circuit Court, naming the Board of Governor's of Marshall University as the defendants. The suit claims on September 8, 2005, the woman was walking on campus nearby the entrance of...

• Forest Service accepts responsibility for fire resulting from prescribed burn in Shoshone National Forest, Fremont County, Wyoming

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2006 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The Shoshone National Forest scheduled a "prescribed burn" or "controlled burn" of National Forest properties in and around Fremont County , Wyoming in approximately mid-May, 2006. The controlled burn became uncontrolled -- and several residences on private property were partially or totally destroyed. Other residences/buildings were burned on Forest Service lease lands. The controlled burn...

• Elderly Woman Killed By Dog Bites In Vicious Attack

  Staff Writer | November 28, 2005 8:17 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  An elderly woman was mauled to death by a pack of dogs while mowing her yard on Saturday afternoonAccording to the American Statesman, an elderly woman was mauled to death by a pack of dogs while mowing her yard on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Stiles, 76, was found lying in her front yard at her home near Thorndale with bites all over her body. She had been attacked by six pit bull-Rottweiler...

• School Safety: The Lab, What are the teacher’s responsibilities?

  Steve Lombardi | September 11, 2008 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Teachers just know that today I’m not picking on you. I do realize you have a tough job babysitting all those kids raised on participation trophies. I know what happens. They show up to class with...

• If a contractor injures himself at your home, are you responsible?

  Chuck Boyk | June 16, 2008 5:17 PM | 0 CommentsFindlay, OH

  Toledo, Ohio car accident attorney Dale Emch answers general legal questions relating to many subjects including car accidents, personal injury, workers compensation, and trucking accidents, in his...

• CPSC Issues Warning About Falls from Windows

  Linda Snyder | May 22, 2008 12:49 PM | 1 CommentColorado Springs, CO

  One of the joys of warmer weather after a long winter is the pleasure of opening your windows to let in the fresh spring breezes. But, letting in that fresh air can lead to tragedy in households...

• Foam Makers Agree to Pay $30 Million Over Nightclub Fire

  Scott Kappes | May 14, 2008 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Several foam-manufacturing companies have collectively agreed to pay $30 million to settle lawsuits resulting from a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire. The fire killed 100 people when a...

• Near Drowning of toddler in family pool

  Joseph Bernardo | April 28, 2008 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  A week ago I wrote of the death of an infant here in Lee county by drowning in a pool. Here, a week later(this past Saturday) a toddler was found floating face down in the pool by family after...

• Pit Bull Fights off Master's Would-be Attacker

  Rick Patterson | February 10, 2008 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  One would think that it would be a pretty safe bet that a would-be attacker would shy away from attacking a dog owner when she is in the company of her pit bull. One would think. Last Thursday in Troutdale, Oregon, a man attacked a 19-year-old woman when her pit bull came to her rescue. The pit bull bit the attacker who swiftly left the scene and the woman. The man responsible for the attack is...