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Jury Awards $1.8M, Not Rejected $60K, for Broken Pinky Finger

"If you have a good client and a corporate defendant that has not preserved evidence or has mishandled evidence, then a case with bad facts can become a strong case," claimed lead plaintiff counsel Drew Gilliland.
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Daily Report Online

'I'm Having Trouble Seeing That': Panel Eyes Combat Doctrine in Premises Liability Case

"The mutual combat doctrine arose back in the mid-1990s. And since that period of time, there have been maybe seven or eight cases that have worked their way through the appellate courts," the plaintiff-appellants argued. "All those cases have one thing in common. The combatants … had absolutely no connection whatsoever with the establishment."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

No Dangerous Condition Existed in Front of Store: Defense

On Aug. 29, 2021, plaintiff Terry Harris, a woman in her late 50s, tripped and fell while entering a Dollar World in Philadelphia. She suffered a knee fracture.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Auto Repair Shop Failed to Clear Black Ice, Plaintiff Alleged

On Dec. 18, 2020, plaintiff Charo Simpson, 50, slipped and fell at Lykon Automotive, an automobile repair shop in Bristol. She claimed neck, arm, ankle and foot injuries.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Jurors Return $3.5M Verdict to Immigrant's Family

Jurors also heard evidence that, although management reported crimes on premises to the owner, management did not warn the residents.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Landlord Agrees to $6M Settlement With Woman Assaulted in Phila. Office Building

"The reality is, but for the negligent security, the attacker couldn't have done what he did. Had proper security been in place, he wouldn't have gotten that far," Kline & Specter partner Lorraine Donnelly said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Intermediate Court Weighs Apartment Complex Ability to Waive Security Requirements

'It's one thing [for an apartment complex] to say we can't be your insurer, it's another thing to say 'We're not doing anything [to provide security].' That seems to be a very extraordinary thing and that concerns me," said Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Incredibly Unsafe'? Plaintiffs Warn of Possible Adverse Impacts in Upcoming Premises Liability Appeal

The defense, however, has said the exculpatory provisions in a lease and a crime addendum to "are not contrary to public policy."
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Middletown Jury Awards $9 Million, Total Likely to Exceed $13 Million

"In this case, this verdict is not an outlier," plaintiffs counsel Andrew Garza said. "It's not some runaway verdict. It's fair compensation for someone who is young, who has lived and will live with this for the rest of their life."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Stabbing Victim Awarded $3 Million—Says It's Too Much

But after jurors reached the verdict, the plaintiff asked the court to reduce the total award by $144,000.
4 minute read

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