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Appellate Court Allows Evidence of Non-Party Negligence in Recent Medical Malpractice Case

| Jun 12, 2017 |

Last month, an appellate court in Maryland issued a written opinion in a medical malpractice case that required the court to determine if evidence of the alleged negligence of several non-parties should have been admitted at trial. Ultimately, the court concluded that the alleged negligence of the non-parties was properly admitted because it was required to give the defendant doctor a…

Court Determines City May Be Liable in Dog Bite Case for Failing to Take Action

| Jun 2, 2017 | ,

Earlier this month, an appellate court in West Virginia issued an interesting opinion involving the potential liability of a government entity in a dog bite case. The case required the court to determine if a city may be held liable for a plaintiff’s injuries sustained after being attacked by a dog when the plaintiff had made the city aware of…

Appellate Court Allows Defendant’s Previous DUI Convictions into Evidence in Recent Drunk Driving Case

| May 25, 2017 | ,

Earlier this month, an Indiana appellate court issued a written opinion in a personal injury case involving allegations that the plaintiff was seriously injured when he was involved in an accident that was caused by the defendant, who was drunk at the time. The case presented the court with the opportunity to discuss when previous convictions for driving under the…

Court Dismisses Personal Injury Case, Applying “Firefighter’s Rule”

| May 17, 2017 | ,

Earlier this month, an appellate court in California issued a written opinion in a car accident case that was brought by a woman who was run over by a truck as she was on location fighting a wildfire. The court ultimately determined that since the woman’s injuries were caused in the course of her employment as a firefighter, she was not…

Slip-and-Fall Accident in Fast Food Restaurant Results in Premises Liability Lawsuit

| May 10, 2017 | ,

Last month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a premises liability case brought by a man who claimed he slipped and fell in a fast food restaurant. The case presented the court with the opportunity to discuss how lower courts should handle summary judgment motions filed by the defendant when conflicting facts exists. Since summary judgment is only appropriate…

The Dangers of Drunk Driving on Indiana Roads

| May 4, 2017 | ,

Sometimes car accidents are unavoidable. However, in many cases, car accidents can be prevented by taking certain precautions and with the exercise of common sense. In Indiana, the leading causes of car accidents are reckless driving, distracted driving, and intoxicated driving. In each of these situations, a driver has the ability to avoid the risk factors that contribute to the…

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects GM Appeal in Ignition-Switch Lawsuit

| Apr 26, 2017 |

Over the past several years, General Motors has paid out over $2 billion in fines and damages related to faulty ignition switches in several of the company’s models. In cases across the country, accident victims claimed that GM was responsible for their injuries, due to the faulty switches. However, the problem was not just that the switches were faulty but…

Court Rejects Tenants’ Premises Liability Case Against Landlord, Based on Landlord’s Lack of Knowledge of Dangerous Condition

| Apr 17, 2017 | ,

Earlier this month, an appellate court in Georgia issued a written opinion in a premises liability lawsuit brought by a number of people who were injured when the rear deck of a home owned by the defendant and rented to several of the plaintiffs disconnected from the home and fell to the ground. Ultimately, the court concluded that the landlord…

Court Allows Dog Bite Case to Proceed to Trial for Determination of Whether Defendants Knew the Dog Was Aggressive

| Apr 4, 2017 | ,

Earlier this month, a state appellate court issued a written opinion in a dog bite case requiring the court to determine if the lower court was proper to dismiss the case based on a lack of evidence of the defendant’s knowledge that the dog that bit the plaintiff was dangerous. Ultimately, the court determined that the lower court should not…

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