Posts tagged premise liability

• Fire Causes Abandoned Building Collapse. Poor Building Maintenance or Fire Department Negligence ?

  Mark Bello | October 20, 2011 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Children of a firefighter who died while battling a fire in an abandoned building filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the building owners. Firefighters were dispatched to a fire at the abandoned...

• A Meteorologist Says the Indianapolis State Fair Tragedy was no Fluke

  Mark Bello | August 22, 2011 3:33 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Powerful, damaging winds were a known threat several days before and during the minutes leading up to the Indianapolis State Fair stage collapse. The potential for severe weather had been known...

• State Faces E Coli Lawsuit

  Mark Bello | August 11, 2011 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  An outbreak of E. coli illnesses was traced to the Crossroads Petting Zoo at the 2004 North Carolina State Fair. In all, 108 children reportedly suffered serious diarrhea, and 15 of those came down...

• Michigan Court Tosses Softball Injury Lawsuit

  Mark Bello | July 25, 2011 11:45 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A parent volunteering at softball practice hit a line drive that struck the ten-year-old pitcher in the mouth, knocking out at least four teeth. Her parents filed a lawsuit for medical expenses...

• Trial Lawyers Make Playgrounds Safer; What Does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Do to Improve Safety?

  Mark Bello | June 08, 2011 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  What child doesn't love playgrounds? They are part of all of our childhood memories. But, schools and parks have a duty to the public to use safe equipment and provide safe locations for the...

• Dog Bite Basics in Michigan

  Timothy Smith | November 24, 2009 3:13 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  DOG BITE In Michigan, when a dog bites a person, the person must sue the owner of the dog within three years from the date of the dog bite under MCL 600.5805(10). Proper plaintiffs would...

• What to do in case of a dog bite

  Timothy Smith | February 26, 2009 4:31 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 4.7 million people per year are bit by a dog. In case you, a friend or family member are attacked, here are some steps you should take: 1....