Taylor Rodney Marks | Ward and Smith In today’s world, we travel all the time. We shop at grocery stores and department stores, we take walks on the sidewalks in our neighborhoods, and we go to large events, such as concerts or weddings, at various venues. But what happens when a condition on someone else’s… Continue reading Is Premises Liability The Same As Negligence?
Tag: Slip and Fall
California Court of Appeal Holds a Tenant Owes No Duty to Protect a Social Guest From a Defective Sidewalk Leading to a Condominium Unit
Garrett A. Smee and Lawrence S. Zucker II | Haight Brown & Bonesteel On May 5, 2023, the California First District Court of Appeal, Division One, issued an opinion in Moses v. Roger-McKeever (A164405), holding that a condominium tenant owes no duty to a social guest using a walkway that leads to the unit. Eleanor Moses fell… Continue reading California Court of Appeal Holds a Tenant Owes No Duty to Protect a Social Guest From a Defective Sidewalk Leading to a Condominium Unit
Slips, Trips And Falls – Premises Liability – How Do They Know I Have A Case?
Michael V. Nakamura | Shulma Rogers Every one of us will slip, trip or fall at some point in our lives. Sometimes these are minor incidents, and sometimes these are serious, life-altering incidents. Under the law, there are specific circumstances when such a mishap is the result of another party’s negligence, and these cases are… Continue reading Slips, Trips And Falls – Premises Liability – How Do They Know I Have A Case?
Plaintiffs Not Barred from Proving Causation in Slip and Fall Case, Even With No Witnesses and No Memory of Fall Itself
David Hoynacki, Arezoo Jamshidi and Lawrence S. Zucker II | Haight Brown & Bonesteel On January 19, 2022, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District (Los Angeles), held that a plaintiff is not barred as a matter of law from proving causation in a slip and fall case if there were no witnesses to… Continue reading Plaintiffs Not Barred from Proving Causation in Slip and Fall Case, Even With No Witnesses and No Memory of Fall Itself
A Guide to Evaluating Snow & Ice Cases
Nicholas P. Hurzeler | Lewis Brisbois New York, N.Y. (November 9, 2021) – As the winter season nears, defendant property owners are reminded that New York law imposes liability for sidewalk accidents resulting from slip and falls on snow and ice. Within the City of New York, Administrative Code § 7-210 imposes liability on the owners… Continue reading A Guide to Evaluating Snow & Ice Cases