For today's blog post, we go to the eastern seaboard where a basketball referee was assaulted a couple of years ago and sued the city for it. Details are sparse, but what we know is that the referee was attacked by both coaches and fans after a basketball game. The...
Premises Liability
The many different aspects of premises liability law
Premises liability seems very simple, at least on the surface. Property owners that keep their buildings in a safe and orderly state of repair, thus ensuring that patrons or guests frequent it without incident, don't have to worry about it. But those property owners...
Bus the site of slip and fall incident, lawsuit finalized
A couple of months ago, we wrote a post about a complicated slip and fall situation. The case spawned numerous other pieces of litigation outside of the actual slip and fall incident itself. If you want to review that intriguing episode, click here. Today, we want to...
Slip and fall case spawns bizarre set of litigation
A slip and fall lawsuit that is far more complicated than it probably should be is making headlines. The case all started with an incident back in 2009. A man was in a QuikTrip store and slipped on a recently-mopped part of the floor. As a result of the slip and fall,...
Slip and falls can cause extreme injuries to the victims
While the following story is specific to the state of Oklahoma, it contains premises liability information that is pertinent here in the Bay Area and, really, anywhere in the United States. The Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed the ruling of a lower judge that decided...
Some unique premises liability situations, explained
When someone is injured on the property of another person or company, it is right to start asking questions. Who is liable? Was my injury caused by their premises or my own actions? Are the conditions of the property up to the acceptable standard? Were the people in...