2014 June

Ups and downs of stairway cases

Stairways are a major contributor to trip-and-fall cases, often producing life-changing injuries

Thousands of CCSF students and their instructors used this dangerous walkway daily, until a serious accident focused attention on it

The rules are somewhat different than for privately owned premises, but proving the case is very similar

The three types of fire reports – how to get them and how to use them

Trends that suggest creative and progressive legal arguments

How to decide whether to take on these challenging cases, and a game plan for when you do

Prolific veteran trial lawyer wields his power of influence

Moriarty v. Laramar Management is important because it reviews the cases that define protected activity and discusses its risks for abuse

Finding and naming the proper entities in a premises case

The tools to defeat defendant’s motions based on statutory defenses for a dangerous condition of public property