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01-Sep-2010
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Trumpeter Slip-and-Fall
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Trumpeter Injured in Cruise Ship Slip and Fall Case
Posted by Doug Landau
Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:41 PM EST
A former cruise ship trumpet player was awarded $1.7 million from a Miami jury after he slipped and fell while on stage on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. As a former trumpet player, this verdict caught recreational injury, vacation accident and resort tort lawyer Do...
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27-Aug-2010
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Open and Obvious Rule
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Kentucky Supreme Court Amends "Open and Obvious" Rule in Slip-and-Fall Cases. - Comparative Negligence Applied
August 28th, 2010
On August 26, 2010 the Ky. Supreme Court created an exception to the “open and obvious” defense in slip and fall cases. The “open and obvious” defense still exists but is now subject to comparative negligenc...
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25-Aug-2010
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Slip-and-Fall Claims Getting a Second Look
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NICB Says Many Slip and Fall Claims Getting a Second Look
Businesses Frequently Pay Without Investigating
DES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said today that "slip and fall" claims targeting businesses and their insurance companies are beginning to be scrutinized more carefully for potential fraud.
An analysis o...
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20-Aug-2010
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Insurance Fraud
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Two charged in insurance fraud
Updated: Friday, 20 Aug 2010, 10:14 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 20 Aug 2010, 10:14 PM EDT
By Valerie Boey
FOX 35 News
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Insurance fraud investigators say 72-year-old Johnella Howard and her 68-year-old caregiver, Susan Snow, were shopping for opportunity and caught on surveillance video at a grocery st...
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19-Aug-2010
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Buckled Sidewalks
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Proposal to transfer liability of fixing damaged sidewalks to property owners draws anxiety of local residents
BY VINCE ECHAVARIA
Buckled sidewalks can be an unsettling site for homeowners who wish to have proper upkeep of their property.
The curbs out in front of their homes can become mounds of concrete when a growing tree root busts through, potentially putting a passerby at risk of inj...
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