Recent Posts in Premises Liability Category
Posted on Mar 13, 2018 By David Thomas
WHEN PROPERTY OWNERS ARE LIABLE FOR CRIMES We’ve all heard of so-called “slip and fall” cases where a person invited onto a residential or business property encounters a hazardous ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2018 By David Thomas
THE NIGHT THE SNOW FELL IN GEORGIA We are only a few weeks into 2018, and this winter is already one for the record books. The cold snap that started on New Year’s and that keeps re-visiting the ...
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Posted on Jun 24, 2016 By David Thomas
SUMMER CAMPS: NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES Every summer, approximately 14 million children and adults attend summer camps. Since 2002, the number of American Camp Association (ACA) day camps has increased by ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2015 By David Thomas
IN MLB, FANS MAY BE AT GREATER RISK THAN PLAYERS On August 29, 2015, fans showed up at Turner Field to see a great game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Yankees. Instead,what they saw was a ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2015 By David Thomas
SWIMMING: POPULAR BUT DANGEROUS SUMMER FUN Despite numerous public education and awareness campaigns, outreach efforts to offer swimming lessons and CPR courses, and federal legislation (see below), ...
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Posted on Jun 29, 2015 By David Thomas
A BIRTHDAY PARTY ENDS IN TRAGEDY What started as a celebration of a fellow-student's 21st birthday ended in tragedy when the balcony on which many of the students were standing suddenly collapsed. ...
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Posted on Nov 24, 2014 By David Thomas
Last year in Decatur, Alabama, a 41-year-old man was killed in a horrific accident involving an elevator in a hospital. The man was on staff as a maintenance worker and had been working on repairing ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2014 By David Thomas
In April of this year, three children were swimming in the pool of their condominium complex in Florida when one child suddenly went limp after coming into contact with the railing by the steps in the ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2013 By David Thomas
Maryland Attorney General and Gubernatorial candidate Doug Gansler was among a group of parents who went together to rent a beach house for their sons to celebrate their recent high school graduation. ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2013 By David Thomas
It is that crazy time of year where people decorate their houses, trees, lawns and even sidewalks all in the hope of creating an authentic Halloween atmosphere. Some homeowners are quite creative, ...
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