When a person is injured while engaging in a recreational activity, the rights to sue another person for their injuries can be limited. Normally, when a person is injured due to the carelessness of someone else, the injured person will have a claim for negligence. In...
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First Steps If Injured While Shopping
Any time a person is injured, the first thing the injured person should be concerned with is their injury. However, if you are injured while shopping, there may be legal considerations that, if you are able to remember, could be the evidence you never thought you’d...
Dutchess County Jury Awards Injured Man $2.7 Million
WKIP News – Nov 21, 2018 (Poughkeepsie, NY ) — A Dutchess County Jury has awarded a man 2.7 million dollars after he suffered serious and permanent neurological injuries after falling at a local Home Depot Store. The injured man and his wife were represented by Marty...
Costco Shopper Hit by Falling Steel, Sues for Brain Damage
A Costco customer was hit by a steel rod while reaching for a package of paper towels, prompting a host of medical interventions. The 62-year-old North Salem, New York resident suffered irreversible brain damage at a Brookfield Costco in 2016, and has filed a federal...
Accidents Claim Lives of Home Depot Shoppers
Accidents Claim Lives of Home Depot Shoppers By Jim Lovel – Staff Writer Feb 24, 2003, 12:00am EST Updated Feb 24, 2003, 12:00am Mary Margaret Penturff and her daughter stopped by their local Home Depot in Santa Monica, Calif., on a Sunday afternoon in November 1999...
Widow Sues Walmart for Wrongful Death After Parking Lot Shooting
“Given the history of violence in their parking lots,” a wrongful death lawsuit claims, “and Wal-Mart’s [sic] knowledge they were not employing adequate security measures, it was foreseeable to Wal-Mart that the Plaintiff would be attacked in their parking lot and...
Lawsuit Claims Negligence Against Lowe’s Home Center
Brenda McMullen filed a negligence claim against Lowe’s for injuries she suffered after stacked pavers fell on top of her. The case was filed in a Madison County courthouse in Indiana, but has since been moved to a federal court in Indianapolis based on interstate...
Lead Found in NC Schools Drinking Water
Lead poisoning of school-aged children is unfortunately back in the spotlight, this time in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina area. Last year, 58 schools voluntarily tested the drinking water in local schools, and nearly half showed high lead levels. Results...
Parkland Students Target Police in School Shooting Lawsuit
‘This is a shot at specific law enforcement officials who failed the students on that particular day. Law enforcement choked and the goal of this lawsuit is to ensure that this never happens again. If they choke and they cause people to die, they will have to face the...
Girl Dies From Falling Mirror in Payless
A Georgia family is grieving after a falling mirror killed their two-year-old daughter, Ifrah Siddique, inside a Payless ShoeSource store. It’s a tragic case touching on the legal responsibilities of retailers and the legal rights and remedies available to store...