ADA Shower Seat Collapse

Elderly person's hand holding bathroom railing

Case Summary: A hotel guest (Plaintiff) was taking a shower in a handicap accessible guest room. Plaintiff was sitting on the wall-mounted shower seat when it collapsed, causing him to…

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Fallen Tree Limbs Uncover Property Management Failures

Pine trees with fallen limbs on snowy ground

Case Summary: A two-year-old boy was injured while playing in a pile of snow mounded up by a snow contractor. Prior to the incident, the child’s parents noticed several children…

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Rock Solid Defense for Accidental Pond Drowning

Pond similar to setting where incident occurred, although the rocks are different.

Case Summary: The incident in question involves the drowning death of an older adult found in a pond behind the family residence. The discovery was made by a pond management…

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Slippery Surface Sidelines Contractor

Flagstone path

Case Summary: A painting contractor (Plaintiff) was walking down an exterior home walkway after dropping off a quote for work requested by the homeowner. It just started raining, so Plaintiff…

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Special Needs Child Transport Case Study

Van fleet

Case Summary:  A seven-year-old boy, with special needs, was injured by a hard braking event in a van that was transporting him home from a school district program.  The school…

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Inadequate Parking Lot Security

Case Summary:  A woman drove her car into the parking lot of a major retailer.  She secured a parking space abutting a pedestrian walkway which ran perpendicular from the store’s…

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Calibration Error or Communication Failure?

Case Summary:  A worker, at an agricultural coop, was assisting the operator of a large agricultural spreader in order to configure the machine in preparation to spread a different product.…

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