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$4.3M Verdict: Jury Finds Against Walmart Over Shoplifter Violence

"Our hope is that this can set an example to show that you really need to make sure that your employees understand all of your safety policies," said Jack Walker, plaintiff's lead counsel.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

$31M Georgia Verdict: Here's What Lawyers Think Made the Difference

"We are very optimistic about our chances on appeal if the judge denies our motion for [judgment not withstanding the verdict]," said defense counsel G. Lee Welborn of Downey & Cleveland. "It is only halftime in this contest, and we get the ball in the second half."
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Pitfalls and Possibilities of Cannabis Legalization and Property Ownership

The purpose of the PREPARE Act is to bring together experts in the field to provide a framework for lawmakers to establish a federal regulatory system which would seek to address many issues surrounding cannabis including providing terms to access the banking system which is of critical importance.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Hands Up $5M Slip-and-Fall Verdict Against Walmart

A two-day trial in a slip-and-fall case against Walmart ended in a $5 million verdict for a former accountant who attributed the accident to his present-day inability to perform math.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Morgan & Morgan Sues University of Pennsylvania Trustees In Slip-and-Fall Case

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Less Is More': Jury Issues $5M Slip-and-Fall Verdict Against Walmart After 2-Day Trial

"You can lose the attention of your audience if you're too long winded and don't get right to the point," Jason Javie of Levin & Javie said.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff's Fall Was Due to Inattentiveness, Not Paint: Defense

On Oct. 17, 2015, plaintiff Brian Kunsman, 58, a martial arts instructor, exited a Wawa convenience store in Royersford. As he stepped onto the parking lot, he slipped and fell. He claimed injuries to his shoulder, lungs and kidney.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

$1.65 Million Settlement Reached for 78-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit by Bus

  A $1.65 million settlement was reached in a Hudson County lawsuit, Gonzalez v. Quick Transit Management, for a 78-year-old woman who was…
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Court Missed the Mark When It Comes to Premises Liability, Justices Find

"A jury asked to apportion only negligence could have rationally concluded that the assailant was zero-percent negligent, because intentional conduct is not negligence," wrote Justice Andrew A. Pinson in a concurrence to the Supreme Court of Georgia rulings.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

How DeKalb Attorneys Leveraged Criminal Defense Connections in $1.87M Premises Liability Settlement

Andrew Lynch was familiar with the area from his early days as a criminal defense attorney. Co-counsel Mike Maloof described it as "a war zone."
3 minute read

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