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Benchmarks: Is ‘shiny floor’ claim enough for slip-and-fall suit? 

Published: May 24, 2012

Tags: negligence, premises liability, slip and fall

Is a slip-and-fall plaintiff’s allegation that a floor was “shiny” sufficient to raise a jury issue as to whether it was safe to walk on? The Rhode Island Supreme Court faced that question last week.

Maureen Habershaw presented the issue in
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Interpreting who pays the cost of translators 

By: Kimberly Atkins
Published: February 22, 2012

Tags: oral arguments, premises liability, translator, U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether the costs of document translators are covered under a federal statute that requires the losing party in litigation to pay for “compensation for interpreters.”

Slip-and-fall plaintiff needn’t prove notice 

Published: February 10, 2012

Tags: negligence, premises liability, respondeat superior, slip and fall

A slip-and-fall plaintiff was not required to show that a store had notice of a dangerous substance on its floor when the accident occurred in an area normally reserved for store employees, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.

‘Known or obvious danger’ defense not available in premises liability case 

Published: December 23, 2011

Tags: comparative negligence, known or obvious danger doctrine, premises liability

The “known or obvious danger” defense is no longer viable under state law as a complete bar to an injured plaintiff’s premises liability claim, the Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled in vacating a defense verdict.

Jury awards $1 million to victim of sexual assault at apartment building 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: December 22, 2011

Tags: premises liability, sexual assault

A woman who was sexually assaulted after being dragged through the lobby of her own apartment building while the desk attendant was watching TV has been awarded $1 million by an Illinois jury.

Convenience store not liable for fatal shooting 

Published: December 6, 2011

Tags: foreseeability, negligence, premises liability

A convenience store was not liable for failing to protect a customer who was shot and killed in an altercation with another customer, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled in reversing the denial of summary judgment.

Motel not liable for guest shot by robber 

Published: October 13, 2011

Tags: duty of care, foreseeability, premises liability

A motel did not breach a duty of care with respect to guest who was shot in the leg during an attempted robbery, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.

Nordstrom found negligent in verdict over knife attack 

By: Danny Jacobs
Published: April 21, 2011

Tags: negligence, premises liability

A Maryland jury has awarded nearly $1.6 million to two women who were stabbed while shopping at a Nordstrom store almost six years ago.

Paralyzed diver can sue pool owner 

Published: April 11, 2011

Tags: negligence, premises liability, “open and obvious danger” doctrine

The “open-and-obvious danger” doctrine did not bar a negligence suit filed by a guest who was left paralyzed after diving into a swimming pool at an apartment complex, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.

$6.7 million awarded for student’s fatal fall 

By: Phillip Bantz
Published: March 7, 2011

Tags: consumer protection, premises liability, treble damages

A pair of attorneys who failed to persuade a jury that building code violations at a Boston bar resulted in a college student’s fatal fall down a staircase still managed to walk out of court with a $6.7 million award.