Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Am I My Brother’s Dog’s Keeper?

  David Lowe | December 08, 2008 9:00 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  In a decision that reaffirms the policy of protecting the public from dog attacks, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled that a homeowner who shelters, protects or feeds a dog, even though the...

• Smoke Detector Could Have Saved Lives Says Lawsuit

  Paul Jacquart | August 22, 2007 1:14 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  The Baltimore Sun reports that a man who lost his pregnant fiancee, son and fiancee's niece in an apartment building fire is suing the landlord for failure to install smoke detectors. The lawsuit claims damages totalling 53 million dollars. The lawsuit alleges that only three of the twelve apartments in the building had smoke detectors. The lawyer for the claimant has said that he hoped the...

• Insurance Company Takes Heat for Filing Slip and Fall Lawsuit

  David Lowe | February 08, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  It's nice to see the shoe on the other foot. Sentry Insurance is being criticized for being too litigious. Sentry has sued an 81-year-old Brookfield, Wisconsin woman over injuries suffered by a member of a meal-delivery team who slipped and fell on a patch of ice in her driveway three years ago. Apparently, Sentry paid medical benefits for the delivery person and is seeking to recover those...

• Dangerous School Parking Lot Design Leads to Wrongful Death Verdict

  David Lowe | February 07, 2007 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  A Los Angeles, California jury has awarded more than $10 million to the parents of a first grade student killed when struck by a van in an improperly designed school parking lot. The jury found that the lot was not built in accordance with the state-approved plans, and that hte school was aware of its dangerous design before the accident.Reacting to the verdict, the child's father said he...

• Propane Explosion In Factory Kills 3 Workers, Injures Many Others

  David Lowe | December 06, 2006 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  An apparent propane gas explosion at a Milwaukee factory has claimed the lives of at least three workers and injured at least 37 others. Rescue workers are sifting through the remnants of the building in which the explosion occurred, part of the Falk Corporation manufacturing headquarters in the Menominee Valley adjacent to downtown Milwaukee. According to a report on the Milwaukee Journal...

• Death and Injury at the Workplace: A Mixed Report Card

  David Lowe | April 29, 2006 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  A state-by-state report issued by the AFL-CIO, issued in conjunction with the upcoming Worker's Memorial Day this Friday, presents a mixed picture on the status of workplace safety in America. Analyzing data from 2004, the report shows that rates for deaths in the workplace increased for the first time in a decade, while rates for illnesses and injuries experienced a slight decline. The...

• $7 Million Verdict Against Manufacturer of Inadequate Smoke Detector

  David Lowe | April 25, 2006 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  The Business Review reports that a jury in New York has rendered a $7 million damages verdict against First Alert and BRK Brands Inc. for selling smoke detectors that failed to alert a family of a fire in their home. Two family members died in the fire because the ionization type detectors never went off. According to the victims' attorney, The detectors at issue were ionization type smoke...

• Wisconsin Attorney Handles Olympic Slip and Fall

  David Lowe | February 13, 2006 6:36 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  While I am managing cases involving slips and falls on ice in Wisconsin, across the globe in Turin, Italy a classmate of mine is handling a much more high profile case. When U.S. Olympic figure skater and gold medal hopeful Michelle Kwan fell during practice in Turin, Italy, raising concerns that ultimately led to her withdrawal from the 2006 Winter games due to injury, she was seen being...

• Public Property Owners Held to Higher Standard

  Staff Writer | January 20, 2006 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  Wisconsin's Safe Place Statute holds owners and operators of public buildings and places of employment to a higher standard than the standard to which private homeowners are held. This ensures that public premises are as safe as possible. Public property owners and operators may be held responsible for your injuries because of their duty to protect customers from hazardous conditions on their...