New York’s High Court Broadens ‘Foreign Substances’ That Cause Slippery Surfaces March 1, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson New York’s highest court has put contractors and property owners on notice that they are responsible for slippery surfaces caused...
Woman Sues Food Emporium After Prosciutto Slip ‘n Fall August 17, 2023 A woman who fractured her left ankle during a trip with her husband to the Italian food emporium Eataly in...
Las Vegas Lawyer Indicted in $460M ‘Slip-and-Fall’ Scheme April 4, 2023 A longtime Las Vegas attorney was indicted on federal charges that he orchestrated a $460 million Ponzi scheme spanning multiple...
Florida Juries Ding Walmart, Hospital for Injuries November 5, 2021 Florida juries in the last month have returned two hefty verdicts in favor of plaintiffs, one for a slip and...
Michigan Court Opening Door to More Slip-And-Fall Cases July 6, 2021 By Ed White The Michigan Supreme Court is chipping away at a longstanding legal doctrine that makes it tough to win slip-and-fall lawsuits...
Two Workers Injured in 30-Foot Fall Off Slippery Roof in Massachusetts March 24, 2021 Two workers fell about 30 feet off the roof of a duplex under construction in Massachusetts early Friday and were...
New Jersey Man Accused of Faking Fall for Insurance Pleads Not Guilty February 11, 2019 A New Jersey man accused of faking a slip and fall at a business to get insurance money has pleaded...
Illinois FedEx Worker Died of Fall, Not Cold, Autopsy Shows February 7, 2019 An autopsy found that a FedEx worker found dead outside in western Illinois amid record low temperatures died of a...
Kansas School District to Settle with Student Who Broke Leg in Slip and Fall January 3, 2019 The Wichita, Kansas, school district plans to pay up to $25,000 to settle a lawsuit with a student who fell...
Former Mayor of San Diego Files Suit over Wife’s Ruptured Implants April 17, 2017 Former San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock is suing the city, claiming a sidewalk fall ruptured his wife’s breast implants. The...