Regional updates in category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

How much is that doggy in the window? And how about the food and toys? Oh, and the vet bills? And how much for the fence outside? By the time all of these expenses stack up, that doggy is pretty...

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Chapter 757 (Pool Yard Enclosures)  TXDHSS 265.200(b) of the Texas Health and Safety Code requires pool gates and doors to be "SELF-CLOSING and SELF-LATCHING".  In plain english, a gate must close...

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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...

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Former Supreme Court Nominee Robert Bork has settled a million dollar lawsuit he had filed when he fell from a platform while giving a speech. This is noteworthy because Bork is a very conservative...

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A Madison County jury handed down a defense verdict after deliberating for less than two hours in a two-day slip and fall trial.The lawsuit, filed in November 2006, against Richard Minton, alleged a...

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I received an important and insightful response to my May 2 post on this subject. These events do occur to even the most careful and caring parents. It takes so little time for a child to be in...

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A personal injury suit has been filed by a man who claims he fell off a doctor’s exam table.

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BE CAREFUL with your young ones, rubber shoes, and sandals and escalators! THere have been many reports of injuries involving these shoe types and escalators, especially with children. INJURYBOARD...

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Omaha police said 10-year-old Garrett Schomer was impaled on a metal rod that was protruding from a playhouse in a neighbor's yard. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday, April 13. The...

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The Iowa dog bite/attack statute imposes liability upon dog owners for damage or injury caused by their dogs, whether by biting, attack or other means, to both people and other domesticated...

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A recent article on AOL News reported that a theme park ride injury last summer at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom may have been the result of workers not following the manufacturers instructions. The...

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The Nebraska Court of Appeals in the case of Alice Tolbert and Chaz Tolbert, Personal Representatives of the Estates of Victoria Lynn Tolbert Burgess and Tisha Cassandra Tolbert, et al., appellants,...

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When Deputy David Pike made a house call in response to a complaint pertaining to a damaged mailbox, he got more than he bargained for. The homeowner's German shepherd attacked him biting him in the thigh.In order to fend off the attack, Deputy Pike used a chemical spray on the dog. Fortunately, the dog did not break the deputy's skin. Due to the attack, the owner of the dog was issued a notice...

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This week, a 112 ton freight car collided with an MBTA commuter train in Canton, injuring 150 people.The incredible crash occurred approximately 5 minutes after a Stoughton lumber yard employee alerted police that a "runaway" freight car was rumbling down the commuter rail tracks.According to published reports, investigators are still trying to determine why a "derailing" device failed to stop...

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A mail carrier suffered several dog bite wounds when a large breed dog pushed open the back gate and attacked her while she was walking up to deliver mail.A neighbor, 77, backing out of her driveway heard the mail carrier screaming and was able to use her car to get the dog to stop attacking the woman, saving her from further injury.I'm so lucky," said the mail carrier, who has been on the job...

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