Overlawyered » slip and fall http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 14:01:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Canada: lender’s inspection may create liability to third parties http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/canada-lenders-inspection-may-create-liability-to-third-parties/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canada-lenders-inspection-may-create-liability-to-third-parties http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/canada-lenders-inspection-may-create-liability-to-third-parties/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:50:55 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=28240 A British Columbia court has allowed a suit to proceed arguing that a government lending program which included inspection of the property to be renovated could incur a duty to third persons who might later fall on a staircase whose faults allegedly would have been detected had inspection not been negligent. [Erik Magraken; Benoit v. [...]

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]]> A British Columbia court has allowed a suit to proceed arguing that a government lending program which included inspection of the property to be renovated could incur a duty to third persons who might later fall on a staircase whose faults allegedly would have been detected had inspection not been negligent. [Erik Magraken; Benoit v. Banfield]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2012/03/canada-lenders-inspection-may-create-liability-to-third-parties/feed/ 0 Judge: blind plaintiff can sue landlord, guide-dog provider over fall http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:02:40 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=26158 A judge has ruled that an elderly Manhattan woman can sue her landlord and a guide-dog provider over a fall she suffered on a step at her building. Gloria Clark argues that her earlier guide dogs had always guided her around a dangerous step over 26 years of living in the building but that while [...]

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]]> A judge has ruled that an elderly Manhattan woman can sue her landlord and a guide-dog provider over a fall she suffered on a step at her building. Gloria Clark argues that her earlier guide dogs had always guided her around a dangerous step over 26 years of living in the building but that while she was auditioning a new guide dog the dog’s trainer did not properly take care against the hazard. [New York Daily News]

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]]> http://overlawyered.com/2011/12/judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall/feed/ 4 November 14 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-14-roundup-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-14-roundup-3 http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-14-roundup-3/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:28:58 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=25582 Seeking to address widespread pharmaceutical shortages, Obama executive order downplays government role in causing them [Fair Warning, WSJ editorial, earlier here, here, here, here, etc.] “The school has a strict no-hugging policy….” [WKMG Orlando] Retired Justice John Paul Stevens isn’t buying the “Thomas should recuse” meme [USA Today via Legal Ethics Forum] Not COPPA-cetic: among [...]

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  • Seeking to address widespread pharmaceutical shortages, Obama executive order downplays government role in causing them [Fair Warning, WSJ editorial, earlier here, here, here, here, etc.]
  • “The school has a strict no-hugging policy….” [WKMG Orlando]
  • Retired Justice John Paul Stevens isn’t buying the “Thomas should recuse” meme [USA Today via Legal Ethics Forum]
  • Not COPPA-cetic: among other unintended consequences, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act has encouraged parents to help kids to falsify ages online [Danah Boyd via Jim Harper, Suderman, Reason, Stewart Baker, earlier]
  • Lawmaking from the bench: Maryland high court strikes down law limiting landlords’ lead paint liability [Ronald Miller] “Maryland court sides with plaintiffs in slip-and-fall cases” [Emily Babay, Examiner]
  • Trial lawyers help bail out Bexar County Democratic party [San Antonio Express-News]
  • Supreme Court agrees to hear case arguing that aggressive enforcement of local housing code violates federal Fair Housing Act [Magner v. Gallagher, SCOTUSBlog, Illinois Municipal League, http://www.inversecondemnation.com/inversecondemnation/2011/11/potemkin-village-hawaiian-style.html">Fisher/Forbes]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/11/november-14-roundup-3/feed/ 0     The dangers of corn shucking http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/the-dangers-of-corn-shucking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dangers-of-corn-shucking http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/the-dangers-of-corn-shucking/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:50:55 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=24202 British Columbia lawyer Erik Magraken shares this photo. Tweet Tags: agriculture and farming, Canada, slip and fall

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    ]]>     British Columbia lawyer Erik Magraken shares this photo.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/08/the-dangers-of-corn-shucking/feed/ 5     March 30 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-30-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=march-30-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-30-roundup/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:41:06 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=22257 “Woman Sues Adidas After Fall She Blames on Sticky Shoes” [Lowering the Bar] Texas lawmakers file loser pays proposals [SE Tex Record] Actual scope of proposals hard to discern through funhouse lens of NYT reporting [PoL] Marie Gryphon testimony on loser-pays proposals in Arkansas [Manhattan Institute, related] Google awarded patent on changing of logo for [...]

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  • “Woman Sues Adidas After Fall She Blames on Sticky Shoes” [Lowering the Bar]
  • Texas lawmakers file loser pays proposals [SE Tex Record] Actual scope of proposals hard to discern through funhouse lens of NYT reporting [PoL] Marie Gryphon testimony on loser-pays proposals in Arkansas [Manhattan Institute, related]
  • Google awarded patent on changing of logo for special days [Engadget via Coyote]
  • “Civil Gideon in Deadbeat Dad Cases Would Be ‘Massive’ Change, Lawyer Tells Justices” [Weiss, ABA Journal, Legal Ethics Forum]
  • Amateur-hour crash-fakers in Bronx didn’t reckon on store surveillance camera [NY Post]
  • “Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in Cobell Defend $223M Fee Request” [BLT]
  • Show of harm not needed: FDA kicks another 500 or so legacy drugs off market, this time in the cold-and-cough area [WaPo]
  • “Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Rough Justice Without Due Process” [Andrew Trask, WLF]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/03/march-30-roundup/feed/ 0     “Let us know of a slippery location” http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/let-us-know-of-a-slippery-location/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-us-know-of-a-slippery-location http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/let-us-know-of-a-slippery-location/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:44:03 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21289 A Wisconsin personal injury firm wants locals to send them word of icy conditions in shopping walkways and suchlike places — as part of a public service campaign, it goes without saying. [Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Warshafsky law firm Spread the Sand] Tweet Tags: chasing clients, slip and fall, Wisconsin

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    ]]>     A Wisconsin personal injury firm wants locals to send them word of icy conditions in shopping walkways and suchlike places — as part of a public service campaign, it goes without saying. [Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Warshafsky law firm Spread the Sand]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/02/let-us-know-of-a-slippery-location/feed/ 5     Slipping in the grocery aisle, accidentally on purpose http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/slipping-in-the-grocery-aisle-accidentally-on-purpose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slipping-in-the-grocery-aisle-accidentally-on-purpose http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/slipping-in-the-grocery-aisle-accidentally-on-purpose/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:52:14 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=21197 CBS News takes a look at some instances in which in-store cameras captured footage of, e.g., victims carefully positioning the spills on which they intended to slip. More: Legal Blog Watch. Tweet Tags: claims fraud, premises liability, slip and fall

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    ]]>     CBS News takes a look at some instances in which in-store cameras captured footage of, e.g., victims carefully positioning the spills on which they intended to slip. More: Legal Blog Watch.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2011/01/slipping-in-the-grocery-aisle-accidentally-on-purpose/feed/ 4     August 30 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2010/08/august-30-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=august-30-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2010/08/august-30-roundup/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:51:14 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=19051 Ghastly CPSIA law reaches two-year anniversary [AmendTheCPSIA; related, CPSC Commissioner Northup] Longtime Overlawyered mentionee Andrew Thomas in GOP primary cliffhanger for Arizona AG [Coyote, background] Biased bar-b-q? “Suit challenges air pollution from restaurant as civil rights violation” [Alexandria, Va. Gazette-Packet via Mystal/AtL] Canada: “Lawyer Awarded $6M for Fall on Dance Floor After Firm-Sponsored Dinner” [ABA [...]

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  • Ghastly CPSIA law reaches two-year anniversary [AmendTheCPSIA; related, CPSC Commissioner Northup]
  • Longtime Overlawyered mentionee Andrew Thomas in GOP primary cliffhanger for Arizona AG [Coyote, background]
  • Biased bar-b-q? “Suit challenges air pollution from restaurant as civil rights violation” [Alexandria, Va. Gazette-Packet via Mystal/AtL]
  • Canada: “Lawyer Awarded $6M for Fall on Dance Floor After Firm-Sponsored Dinner” [ABA Journal]
  • San Diego taxpayers rub their eyes and ask what went wrong with municipal-employee pensions [Union-Tribune via Alkon; more from Steven Greenhut and Megan McArdle]
  • FM radio phone mandate? “Dying industry tries to regulate its way back into your life” [Freddoso/Examiner]
  • “Judge assailed for fraud in Kentucky fen-phen case” [Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier-Journal]
  • Taco Bell not liable for cost of Ganges purification pilgrimage after devout vegetarians inadvertently consume meat [eleven years ago on Overlawyered]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/08/august-30-roundup/feed/ 4     July 30 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2010/07/july-30-roundup-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=july-30-roundup-2 http://overlawyered.com/2010/07/july-30-roundup-2/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:55:03 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=18655 Hilton Head dispute over pet turkeys leads to $4.25 million verdict [Island Packet via Lowering the Bar] “Lucasfilm lightsaber legal threat letter sells for $3,850″ [BoingBoing, earlier] Raw milk: “If The Government Says That It’s Not About Freedom, Then It’s Just NOT” [Ken at Popehat vs. L.A. Times] Dell “failed to stress” accounting disclosure. SEC: [...]

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  • Hilton Head dispute over pet turkeys leads to $4.25 million verdict [Island Packet via Lowering the Bar]
  • “Lucasfilm lightsaber legal threat letter sells for $3,850″ [BoingBoing, earlier]
  • Raw milk: “If The Government Says That It’s Not About Freedom, Then It’s Just NOT” [Ken at Popehat vs. L.A. Times]
  • Dell “failed to stress” accounting disclosure. SEC: that will be $100 million [TJIC]
  • Dodd-Frank dubbed “Lawyers’ and Consultants’ Full Employment Act of 2010″ [Mark Perry, WSJ Law Blog]
  • “Did liberal judges invent the standing doctrine? An Empirical Study of the Evolution of Standing, 1921-2006″ [Ho/Ross, Stanford Law Review]
  • Office of Connecticut AG Blumenthal doesn’t emerge with glory from fertility doctor case [Pesci]
  • Massachusetts high court tosses 125-year-old rule: owners now face wider liability for snow/ice hazards [Globe]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2010/07/july-30-roundup-2/feed/ 2     Draft a slip-fall complaint in 9 easy steps http://overlawyered.com/2010/04/draft-a-slip-fall-complaint-in-9-easy-steps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=draft-a-slip-fall-complaint-in-9-easy-steps http://overlawyered.com/2010/04/draft-a-slip-fall-complaint-in-9-easy-steps/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:17:22 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=17125 More fun from The Namby Pamby (language). More: Legal Blog Watch (“slip and fall complaint Mad Libs”). Tweet Tags: humor, slip and fall

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    ]]>     More fun from The Namby Pamby (language). More: Legal Blog Watch (“slip and fall complaint Mad Libs”).

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