Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Small Business Slip and Fall Tips

  Chrissie Cole | February 25, 2011 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  As a business owner, it is important that you and your employees take affirmative steps to avoid slip and fall accidents thereby reducing your liability. Below are key areas to watch for and...

• Mass. Court Changes Rules On Winter Slip-and-Fall Lawsuits

  Chrissie Cole | July 28, 2010 10:08 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled this week that property owners may be held responsible for snow-related injuries to others, regardless if the snow came from a plow, Mother Nature...

• Landlords Can Now Be Liable for Pit Bull Attacks

  Bruce Bierhans | November 06, 2009 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  It has long been the law in Massachusetts, and in many other states, that if your dog causes injury, you are liable regardless of whether or not you were negligent. This is called strict liability...

• Man Injured by Falling Granite in Hyannis

  Bruce Bierhans | November 11, 2008 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Cape Cod times reported today that a man was injured by falling granite at a granite store in Hyannis. The man, believed to be a customer rather than an employee, sustained a crushing injury to...

• Couple Suing Over Slip-and-Fall at Grocery Store

  Chrissie Cole | August 28, 2007 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A woman injured in a slip-and-fall accident at the local grocery store, has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the store. The lawsuit was filed on August 21, in Kanawha Circuit Court, against Save-A-Lot.The suit claims that on December 10, 2005, the woman was in the Cedar Grove store when she slipped and fell on a "wet, slippery substance which was not immediately visible to the naked eye...

• Lawsuit Filed Over Slip & Fall at Kroger

  Chrissie Cole | July 25, 2007 1:16 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A woman injured in a slip and fall accident has filed a personal injury lawsuit against Kroger and the store manager. The suit alleges the manger allowed a "slip hazard to remain on the floor without any warning." The suit alleges negligence by the defendants for allowing dangerous conditions to exist and for "failing to provide adequate seating so its patrons can safely seat and dine."She is...

• Marshall University Board Named in Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit

  Chrissie Cole | June 27, 2007 1:11 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  The Marshall University Board of Governors has been named in a slip-and-fall lawsuit filed by a woman that fell on Marshall's Huntington Campus.The woman, along with her husband, filed the lawsuit, June 8, in Kanawha Circuit Court, naming the Board of Governor's of Marshall University as the defendants. The suit claims on September 8, 2005, the woman was walking on campus nearby the entrance of...

• Burger King Slip and Fall Trial Set to Begin

  Christina Cole | May 17, 2007 6:18 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  On May 14th, a Madison County Circuit Court Judge began jury selection in a slip and fall lawsuit against Burger King and Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel.The woman filed the lawsuit against the Bethalto Burger King and Aramark on November 3, 2005. The suit seeks damages in excess of $100,000.She claims on May 28, 2004, she was visting Burger King when her foot caught the edge of the floor mat...

• Man Suing Burger King for Slip & Fall

  Christina Cole | January 19, 2007 2:09 AM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  A Cabell County man is suing Burger King fast food after he was hurt while visiting the establishment. Michael S. Stevens is suing Burger King, after slipping and falling in the men's restroom.On September 11, 2005, Stevens, went in the restroom and crossed the floor to the sink when he slipped and fell on the floor. He reached with his arms to try and break his fall but struck his shoulder into...