Premises Liability

The Bunkhouse Rule

New decision shines light on an old rule regarding the exclusive Workers’ Comp remedy when employee lives on his employer’s premises

From Issue: 2015 June

Sports-venue liability for spectator injuries – from lacrosse to baseball to track and field

From Issue: 2022 March

If you can’t prove actual or constructive notice, you likely don’t have a case

Finding and naming the proper entities in a premises case

From Issue: 2014 June

Slip-and-fall discovery plans that include key admissions to use at trial

From Issue: 2024 April

These cases demand careful client screening, prompt investigation, preservation of evidence and a thorough discovery plan

A guide to using Motion to Compel to secure defendant’s incident report; overcoming the common defense claim of privilege

Getting them into evidence and using them to your advantage

Identifying and proving that a property owner had a non-delegable duty may give rise to your civil lawsuit

A burden shift may occur if there has been a misuse of the defendant’s superior control over evidence

From Issue: 2012 July

Do not let Privette’s implied delegation shift the cost of defendant’s harm onto plaintiffs and workers’ compensation carriers

From Issue: 2023 May

For injuries from a falling tree or branch, you need to navigate around the immunities to establish liability