slip and fall News

New York’s High Court Broadens ‘Foreign Substances’ That Cause Slippery Surfaces

New York’s highest court has put contractors and property owners on notice that they are responsible for slippery surfaces caused by substances that might be very different than the substances they typically worry about as creating a slip and fall …

Woman Sues Food Emporium After Prosciutto Slip ‘n Fall

A woman who fractured her left ankle during a trip with her husband to the Italian food emporium Eataly in Boston last year is blaming her injury on a piece of ham. Alice Cohen was heading to an area where …

Las Vegas Lawyer Indicted in $460M ‘Slip-and-Fall’ Scheme

A longtime Las Vegas attorney was indicted on federal charges that he orchestrated a $460 million Ponzi scheme spanning multiple states, from Nevada and Utah to California and Arizona. The eight-count indictment accusing Matthew Wade Beasley of wire fraud and …

Florida Juries Ding Walmart, Hospital for Injuries

Florida juries in the last month have returned two hefty verdicts in favor of plaintiffs, one for a slip and fall at a Walmart and one for the death of a stroke patient at a hospital. In Apopka, near Orlando, …

Michigan Court Opening Door to More Slip-And-Fall Cases

The Michigan Supreme Court is chipping away at a longstanding legal doctrine that makes it tough to win slip-and-fall lawsuits in the state. Donna Livings needed three surgeries after falling in an icy lot as she tried to get to …

Two Workers Injured in 30-Foot Fall Off Slippery Roof in Massachusetts

Two workers fell about 30 feet off the roof of a duplex under construction in Massachusetts early Friday and were flown to hospitals, authorities said The Mashpee Fire Department responded to the call around 8:30 a.m., Chief Thomas Rullo told …

New Jersey Man Accused of Faking Fall for Insurance Pleads Not Guilty

A New Jersey man accused of faking a slip and fall at a business to get insurance money has pleaded not guilty. Alexander Goldinsky entered his plea Thursday during a brief court hearing. Prosecutors say the 57-year-old Randolph man was …

Illinois FedEx Worker Died of Fall, Not Cold, Autopsy Shows

An autopsy found that a FedEx worker found dead outside in western Illinois amid record low temperatures died of a traumatic head injury. Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson says 69-year-old William L. Murphy’s death was due to a fall. …

Kansas School District to Settle with Student Who Broke Leg in Slip and Fall

The Wichita, Kansas, school district plans to pay up to $25,000 to settle a lawsuit with a student who fell on a wet floor at a middle school on a rainy day and broke his leg. The Wichita Eagle reports …

Former Mayor of San Diego Files Suit over Wife’s Ruptured Implants

Former San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock is suing the city, claiming a sidewalk fall ruptured his wife’s breast implants. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Hedgecock and his wife contend the city was careless and negligent for failing to repair sidewalk …