Opening arguments begin in second trial over railroad slip and fall accident – Madison County Record


Madison County Record

Opening arguments begin in second trial over railroad slip and fall accident
Madison County Record
The plaintiff in an injury case has returned to Madison County Circuit Court this week from his home in North Little Rock, Ark. for a damages-only trial. Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth informed jurors before opening statements that fault was not an issue in ...

Central Valley jeweler loses in slip-and-fall appeal – Central Valley Business Times


Central Valley jeweler loses in slip-and-fall appeal
Central Valley Business Times
“This is a not a typical slip and fall case,” the court says. Mr. Getchell's initial arguments were rejected at the trial court level, so he appealed. “The reasonable inference to be drawn from the record before us is that one of defendant's employees ...

Why is the injured plaintiff put on trial ? – InjuryBoard.com


Why is the injured plaintiff put on trial ?
InjuryBoard.com
To many plaintiffs, it often feels like by bringing a lawsuit, they are suddenly put on trial. The defendant's insurance company—whether for a slip and fall, a car crash, or some other personal injury—is usually very adept at shifting attention away ...

Schemes & Rip Offs: Slip and Fall Scams – Valley News Live


Schemes & Rip Offs: Slip and Fall Scams
Valley News Live
Insurance fraud involving property and casualty claims has become big business - costing American consumers an estimated $30 billion a year. And one of the fastest-growing scams involves slipping and falling on purpose. It's a cost of doing business.

Yarborough Applegate Law Firm Reaches Settlement in Golf Course Injury Lawsuit – PR Web (press release)


PR Web (press release)

Yarborough Applegate Law Firm Reaches Settlement in Golf Course Injury Lawsuit
PR Web (press release)
Legends Golf Holdings LLC has agreed to pay $400000 to settle a claim resulting from a 42-year-old golfer who experienced a slip and fall on a bridge at Pawley's Island's Heritage Club causing the golfer to sustain two herniated discs in his neck and a ...

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Slip & fall against BNSF Railroad slated for summer trial – Southeast Texas Record


Southeast Texas Record

Slip & fall against BNSF Railroad slated for summer trial
Southeast Texas Record
A discovery control plan order was recently entered in a slip-and-fall lawsuit against BNSF Railroad, slating the case for a summer trial. Schlonda Donald filed suit against BNSF on May 13 in Jefferson County District Court, alleging she slipped on ...

Union Forge sued in slip-and-fall lawsuit – New Jersey Hills


Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com

Union Forge sued in slip-and-fall lawsuit
New Jersey Hills
HIGH BRIDGE - A judge dismissed the Borough of High Bridge as a defendant in a slip-and-fall lawsuit Jan. 25, but the Union Forge Heritage Association (UFHA), which manages the Solitude House Museum on River Road, was not as fortunate, ...
Trial over fall near Solitude House in High Bridge set for Feb. 27Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com

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Slip-and-fall victim wins lawsuit – UPI.com


Slip-and-fall victim wins lawsuit
UPI.com
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A Georgia court awarded $2.3 million in damages to a customer who slipped and fell at a Kroger grocery store that destroyed evidence, authorities say. In May 2008, Craig Walters, 49, slipped on crushed fruit on the ...

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Gwinnett jury returns $2.3 million verdict in slip-and-fall lawsuit against Kroger – Atlanta Journal Constitution


Gwinnett jury returns $2.3 million verdict in slip-and-fall lawsuit against Kroger
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Andria Simmons A Gwinnett County jury has returned a verdict of $2.3 million in damages in a slip-and-fall lawsuit against Kroger Co. after a judge determined Kroger destroyed and manipulated important video evidence involving an injured customer.

Insurance company sues to deny Apple coverage in slip-and-fall claim – Apple Insider


Insurance company sues to deny Apple coverage in slip-and-fall claim
Apple Insider
By Mikey Campbell A new lawsuit filed against Apple in Chicago this week adds to the company's considerable list of legal battles, though this particular case isn't a multi-biliion dollar patent dispute but instead a common denial of insurance stemming ...