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Responsibility for sidewalk maintenance depends on where the walkways is located and what the state and municipal ordinances say about who is responsible. Sometimes it can be private property owners located adjacent to the walk or homeowners associations or businesses on which the walkway exists. On public sidewalks, though, responsibility for maintenance usually rests withContinue reading “Court: Gov’t Defendant in Sidewalk Trip-and-Fall Not Entitled to Immunity”

Responsibility for sidewalk maintenance depends on where the walkways is located and what the state and municipal ordinances say about who is responsible. Sometimes it can be private property owners located adjacent to the walk or homeowners associations or businesses on which the walkway exists. On public sidewalks, though, responsibility for maintenance usually rests withContinue reading “government liability Tag Archives”

Florida slip-and-fall injury lawsuits are among the trickiest in which to prevail, thanks to a high proof burden standard in this (and many other states) requiring evidence the business had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition that caused the plaintiff to slip.  This is not to say they aren’t worth pursuing. Many slip-and-fallContinue reading “slip-and-fall lawyer Orlando Tag Archives”

Florida slip-and-fall injury lawsuits are among the trickiest in which to prevail, thanks to a high proof burden standard in this (and many other states) requiring evidence the business had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition that caused the plaintiff to slip.  This is not to say they aren’t worth pursuing. Many slip-and-fallContinue reading “grocery store slip and fall Tag Archives”

Florida slip-and-fall injury lawsuits are among the trickiest in which to prevail, thanks to a high proof burden standard in this (and many other states) requiring evidence the business had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition that caused the plaintiff to slip.  This is not to say they aren’t worth pursuing. Many slip-and-fallContinue reading “Slip-and-Fall Injury Lawsuit Fails for Lack of Notice Proof”

Florida slip-and-fall injury lawsuits are among the trickiest in which to prevail, thanks to a high proof burden standard in this (and many other states) requiring evidence the business had actual or constructive notice of the dangerous condition that caused the plaintiff to slip.  This is not to say they aren’t worth pursuing. Many slip-and-fallContinue reading “Orlando slip and fall attorney Tag Archives”

An underinsured motorist (UIM) carrier has been deemed responsible to render policy limits for punitive damages an at-fault driver is unable to pay, even when those limits pertained to “property damage” losses plaintiff didn’t suffer.  The case is indicative of why you need a highly experienced Florida car accident attorney to help handle drunk drivingContinue reading “Court: Apportionment of Punitive Damages Not Required in Drunk Driving Case”

Amid reports that hundreds of people have been sickened in 10 states connected to two second cyclospora outbreaks (one of those resulting from eating McDonald’s salads), it’s important to point out that food poisoning illnesses can result in liability of these restaurants and grocery store chains. Recently one such case, Stachulski v. Apple New England,Continue reading “Food Poisoning Lawsuits Against Restaurants Can Lead to Substantial Verdicts”

Amid reports that hundreds of people have been sickened in 10 states connected to two second cyclospora outbreaks (one of those resulting from eating McDonald’s salads), it’s important to point out that food poisoning illnesses can result in liability of these restaurants and grocery store chains. Recently one such case, Stachulski v. Apple New England,Continue reading “foodborne illness Tag Archives”

Amid reports that hundreds of people have been sickened in 10 states connected to two second cyclospora outbreaks (one of those resulting from eating McDonald’s salads), it’s important to point out that food poisoning illnesses can result in liability of these restaurants and grocery store chains. Recently one such case, Stachulski v. Apple New England,Continue reading “restaurant liability Tag Archives”