July 24, 2014

Boy breaks leg at apartment complex In a recent case in Pennsylvania, a boy who was visiting his uncle fell and suffered a serious injury after tripping on a sidewalk in an apartment complex. The boy, who is from New York, broke his femur while in town for a family barbecue on July 4, 2009. He was eight years old…

July 3, 2014

Hotel sued in premises liability case A woman who claims that she slipped and fell at the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City is suing for more than $50,000 for medical bills and other damages. Her suit, filed in Pennsylvania, alleges that the owner of the building failed to warn guests about a water leak that created a wet floor…

June 27, 2014

Woman sues restaurant, casino following slip-and-fall accident Residents of Pittsburgh who have been seriously injured because a property or business owner failed to make their establishment safe for visitors may be interested in a case that was recently filed in another major Pennsylvania city. According to news sources, a law firm in Philadelphia has filed a premises liability complaint on…

June 19, 2014

Pennsylvania amusement park facing lawsuit after accident Pittsburgh residents may be interested in a story about an accident that occurred at a Pennsylvania amusement park. Injuries sustained there have led one New Jersey woman to file a lawsuit against the park. In 2012, a New Jersey woman went to Sesame Place in Langhorne with her husband and 18-month-old son. While…

June 10, 2014

Woman sues after construction site injury A Pennsylvania woman has filed suit after having injured herself in while walking along a section of sidewalk that had been torn up by construction workers. The woman, who is blind, says that she injured her back, knee, wrist and shoulder in the incident and that construction workers failed to block the area in…

June 9, 2014

Woman sues local department store for slip and fall accident A Pennsylvania woman is suing a local branch of a chain department store in connection with injuries that she sustained on the store’s premises on May 24, 2012. The woman, a resident of Bucks County, is sueing Kohl’s Doylestown store, and she is being represented by an attorney in Philadelphia.…

May 22, 2014

Pennsylvania man injured after falling into manhole while working Dangerous conditions can be present anywhere, including in a residential, commercial or work environment. Such may have been the case when a worker experienced a slip-and-fall accident recently on the job here in Pennsylvania, falling into a 14-foot manhole.  The man was reportedly working on an underground sewer line when the…

February 21, 2014

Pennsylvania slip and trip case dismissed by judge Slips and fall injuries are possibly one of the more common accidents that happen, so they’re frequently the cause of lawsuits. Generally, premises liability suits have to demonstrate that the people responsible for the building or land were negligent, and a recent case from Pennsylvania that readers may be familiar with failed…

February 7, 2014

Being prepared for slip-and-fall accidents at offsite events Slip-and-fall accidents can happen anywhere. Uneven pavement, a pothole, an icy walkway, a slick floor or an unattended-to-spill can make someone lose his or her balance and go for a tumble. However, the severity of injuries can range from a bruise to a broken bone to even death. I once knew someone…

January 9, 2014

Icy conditions mean slip-fall risk, occasions for kindness Pittsburgh has been in the cellar of a cold winter chill in the past few days. By comparison, today’s temperatures are probably seen by many as downright balmy. But the thermometer hasn’t pushed up beyond the freezing mark just yet. Property owners may still be facing challenges in keeping their grounds snow…