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

Pit bulls have been seen roaming Victoria. This is particularly troubling because this breed has been known to injure and kill people and other animals at an alarming rate. During 1997 and 1998, at least 27 people died of dog bite attacks (18 in 1997 and 9 in 1998). At least 25 breeds of dogs have been involved in 238 human DBRF during the past 20 years. Pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers were...

A 36 year-old man drowned yesterday, September 19, 2007 while diving for golf balls.According to police, he was found dead at the scene at the bottom of a pond on the fourth hole of the golf course. He was found two hours after he was reported missing. The man had been diving for golf balls with his cousin and both were working for a Houston based company at the time of the drowning. Police...

Many people are not aware that large retail outlets and shopping malls owe a legal duty to their guests to maintain a reasonably safe shopping environment.There are numerous situations where individuals have been kidnapped from a major retail facility and later murdered because of inadequate security. In addition to kidnappings and murders on the premises, people have also been seriously...

Corpus Christi police said there appears to be no foul play in the drowning of a 16 year-old-girl who died while swimming at the Port Royal Condominium Pools on Mustang Island on May 04, 2007.Toynelle Bailey was reported missing around 5:30 p.m. by her friends and her body was found in the deep end at around 7:30 p.m. Toynelle was in town with fellow band mates from Houston and was scheduled to...

Corpus Christi Police said there appears to be no foul play in the drowning of a 16 year-old girl who died while swimming at the Port Royal Ocean Resort Condominium Pools on Mustang Island on May 04, 2007.Toynelle Bailey was reported missing around 5:30 p.m. by her friends and her body was found in the deep end around 7:30 p.m. Toynelle was in town with fellow band mates from Houston and was...

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...

A man alleges he slipped and fell at a Wal-Mart store in Granite City. There was water on the floor near the restroom and the man slipped in that. His slip and fall lawsuit claims that Wal-Mart failed to maintain the area and provide warning that there was water on the floor. According to the lawsuit filed Aug. 20, Timothy Smith claims that on April 17 Wal-Mart allowed a certain amount of...

Three people were stabbed at a Lafayette, Louisiana nightclub and are now suing the club for providing inadequate security. The men were each stabbed multiple times on September 1st. 37-year-old Patrick George allegedly pulled out a knife inside the bar and stabbed the three men. George is facing three counts of aggravated battery with a dangerous weapon.The assailant is in jail and...

A 5-year-old boy snuck out of his hotel room and drowned in a pool early Saturday morning. His family was staying at the Super 8 Motel on U.S. 17 and made his way to the Holiday Inn across the street. The road is six lanes and it believed he crossed it after 1:30 a.m. Hotel guests discovered the child's body face down in the establishment's outdoor swimming pool at about 6:50 a.m. on...

Two cities in West Virginia have been sued in Slip and Fall lawsuits for incidents that happened on city property. The first lawsuit involves the city of Ronceverte and the city's pool. A couple rented the pool for a party in 2005. The wife allegedly fell and is seeking damages for her medical bills. The suit claims Mary Ralston "slipped and fell" while using the bathhouse and picnic areas...

These guidelines will help you determine who is responsible if you slip or trip and fall on someone else's property.Many thousands of people are injured each year -- some very seriously -- when they slip or trip and fall on a dangerous floor, a flight of stairs or a rough patch of ground. If you have been injured in this way, first consider that it is a normal part of living for things to fall...

If you've been injured in a slip and fall accident, you may be eligible for compensation depending on the circumstances in which your injury occurred and evidence gathered about the incident.A personal injury case that falls under this category includes:Trip and Fall - an object in the walking path creates the fallStump and Fall - there is an impediment on the walking surfaceStep and Fall - the...

Golfer injured by stray ball on Austin Golf Course is suing golfer, coach and school.According to a report by KVUE News, an Austin man has filed a lawsuit against a student golfer, her coach and her university, after he was hit in the head with a golf ball. The lawsuit states that, without warning, the student athlete from St. Edward's University hit the ball while Cortez was still on the green....

A first time dog owner poses a question in the Austin Chronicle regarding what could happen if his dog bites someone. The question posed was I'm a first-time dog owner. My friend recently told me that I would have to pay for all damages my dog causes if he ever bites someone. Is this right?Although I do not disagree with the general answer posted in response to this question, the ultimate issue...

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...