Man with lapsed law license fooled clients, judges – Omaha World-Herald


Man with lapsed law license fooled clients, judges
Omaha World-Herald
That year, he went on to represent another man on a DUI, then filed an ultimately unsuccessful lawsuit against a business over a client's slip and fall. In 1999 he represented three women accused of DUI — a charge that would consume half of his career ...

Slip & fall suit brought against Wal-Mart – Southeast Texas Record


Slip & fall suit brought against Wal-Mart
Southeast Texas Record
Area resident Corniece Young has filed a slip and fall lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores for injuries she received two years ago. The suit was filed March 12 in Jefferson County District Court and also names Marguerite Collins, a Wal-Mart manager, ...

Province Finally Compensates Victim of Tragic Accident – MarketWatch (press release)


Province Finally Compensates Victim of Tragic Accident
MarketWatch (press release)
Named One of Canada's Top 5 Personal Injury Law Firms by Canadian Lawyer magazine, the firm recently won the highest award in Canada ever for a chronic pain case. In the Kamin v. Kawartha Dairy case, the firm changed the law of slip and fall.

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Slip & fall against HEB slated for August trial – Southeast Texas Record


Southeast Texas Record

Slip & fall against HEB slated for August trial
Southeast Texas Record
A slip-and-fall lawsuit against HEB is now slated to be tried in August. As previously reported, plaintiff Florence Brown filed suit against the Port Arthur HEB on Nov. 12, 2010, in Jefferson County District Court, alleging she slipped in a puddle of ...

Suing City Hall: Harder Than You Think – InjuryBoard.com


Suing City Hall: Harder Than You Think
InjuryBoard.com
One of those is known as “sovereign immunity”. Sovereign immunity basically means that government entities are protected against lawsuits based on claims like negligence. So if you slip and fall in a store, you can sue the owner of the store.

Study Finds Americans Reluctant to Dine at Restaurants Where a Slip-and-Fall … – MarketWatch (press release)


Study Finds Americans Reluctant to Dine at Restaurants Where a Slip-and-Fall ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CINCINNATI, Mar 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To help restaurant operators better understand the implications of a slip-and-fall accident, Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct a telephone survey among more than 1000 ...

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Mountain Law: Ups and downs of slip-and-fall cases – Summit Daily News


Mountain Law: Ups and downs of slip-and-fall cases
Summit Daily News
Certain “dangerous conditions,” including accumulated ice, can result in the government being liable for slip-and-fall accidents under the CGAI. Slip-and-fall accidents on private property are generally governed by a statute known as the Colorado ...

Somerset Hospital sued in a slip-and-fall case – Daily American Online


Daily American Online

Somerset Hospital sued in a slip-and-fall case
Daily American Online
A former Somerset County resident has filed a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Somerset Hospital. John B. Neilan, of Sunland, Calif., said he slipped and fell in a pool of water spilled by a hospital employee while he was being treated at the hospital for ...

Slip-and-Fall Costs Paula Abdul Nearly $1 Million – JD Supra (press release)


Slip-and-Fall Costs Paula Abdul Nearly $1 Million
JD Supra (press release)
Further, should an accident occur on your property, there are some tactics you can use to protect yourself from a costly and time-consuming lawsuit. “The law varies a little from state to state,” says Jamie Sheller, managing partner at Sheller PC ...

NORRIS v. BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY – Leagle.com


NORRIS v. BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY
Leagle.com
Marsha Norris appeals the trial court's take-nothing summary judgment on her slip-and-fall lawsuit against Brookshire Grocery Company. In two issues, Norris challenges both grounds asserted in Brookshire's motion for summary judgment, judicial estoppel ...