Posts tagged premises liability

• Relay for Life Sued for Slip and Fall Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 16, 2007 10:00 PM | 1 CommentColorado Springs, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The American Cancer Society hosts "Relay for Life" fundraising events around the country. A woman who fell at an event in Madison County has filed a premises liability lawsuit. She is suing the ACS, the city the event was held at, and the school district. She is asking for $50,000 in damages. She claims the defendants failed to provide proper lighting at the entrance of the ladies...

• Where have all the dogs gone?

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 2:36 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  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...

• Mirror Tossed Out Window Causes Serious Injury

  Linda Snyder | March 25, 2008 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  At first glance this seems to be a story of a college prank gone bad. But what if the injuries were more serious? Who's paying for the victim's medical bills? Is he employed and will this accident cause him to miss work?There have been a lot of jokes circulating about the intelligence of 19-year old Rolf William Johnson. What was he thinking? Obviously, he wasn't. Typical of so many college...

• Taco Bell Sued for Slip and Fall

  Shannon Weidemann | March 06, 2008 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A man has sued Taco Bell after he claims he fell on a wet floor at one of their restaurants. The slip and fall lawsuit was filed in January. The incident happened at a Taco Bell in West Virginia in 2006. Hailey claims he was injured when he fell. According to the lawsuit, Taco Bell should have known of the unsafe condition of the restaurant and prevented the accident. Hailey claims he...

• Slip & Fall Lawsuit Filed Against Burger King

  Shannon Weidemann | November 24, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A mother has filed a slip and fall lawsuit on behalf of her underage son against Burger King. The lawsuit alleges that the boy fell in a Chicago area Burger King in 2003. They are asking for $50,000 in damages. The plaintiffs allege that Burger King carelessly and negligently maintained the play area and "permitted liquids and food to remain on the floor of the premises causing a hazardous...

• Dangerous Dogs and Dog Owners' Rights

  April Armani | July 23, 2007 3:05 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Dangerous dog registries utilized by states to curb incidents of dog bites.As the news is flooded practically every day with stories of vicious dogs and even more vicious dog bites, states are now taking a stance.Mug shots, bad behavior and home addresses went public today, listing dogs who have attacked a person or an animal, and that a judge has decided could cause injury again. The Virginia...

• Denver's cracking down on trashy yards and properties.

  Staff Writer | April 13, 2006 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Denver is a beautiful city, but eyesores exist in many neighborhoods. That's where the city's neighborhood inspectors come in. Each year, they scour Denver neighborhoods in an effort to bring problem properties into compliance with the city's codes. Southwest Denver resident Linda Stephens stands by her neighbor's house which has been a twenty-five year struggle for her to deal with.Click here

• Teen Falls From Adams City High School Window

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2006 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  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.

• Premises Liability and Business Owners

  Staff Writer | January 11, 2006 8:17 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A colleague in Tampa, Bob Carroll, has a good post about premises liability claims. Obviously, laws differ from state to state (and Bob probably doesn't see the slip-on-ice issues we see here in Colorado), but he does a good job summing up some of the resposibilities of business owners to ensure their premises are free of dangerous conditions.

• Inmate To Sue Prison For Riot Beating

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2006 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Attorneys for Rudy Lujan, an inmate at the Crowley County Correctional Facility, are planning to sue the private company that runs the prison, alleging negligence in preventing a July 2004 riot in which Lujan was left for dead.Luhan, a former member of a hispanic gang, was beaten severely and also had a microwave oven smashed over his head during the riot.According to the Rocky Mountain...