The Indiana Supreme Court ruled store manager in a premises liability case can't be held personally liable for negligence for an accident in which he was not directly involved.
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Michigan Court of Appeals rules water filled pothole is “open and obvious” in retail parking lot premises liability case.
Investigating a plaintiff’s prior suits may reveal contrary positions barring a claim through judicial estoppel.
A party cannot overcome insufficient deposition testimony through a contradictory affidavit.
This final installment of our four-part incident documentation series takes a look at the power of surveillance video and photos... or the lack thereof.
Part three of this four-part premises liability series focuses on the strategic issues one should consider when collecting witness statements as part of an incident report procedure.
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