After being attacked by a pit bull, an injured woman brought a lawsuit against the dog’s owner. This kind of case is considered a “Premises Liability Case,” and is usually defended by the dog owner’s “Homeowners” Insurance Company, which insures the homeowner for injuries to visitors caused by dangerous steps, falling trees, holes in the…
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The Trial Lawyers Association of Washington, D.C. (“TLA-DC”), along with United States Congressman Bruce Braley and American Association for Justice (“AAJ”) Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Linda Lipsen held a silent auction at the annual holiday party, hosted by the DC Trial Lawyers Foundation. All proceeds from the sale of the Auction Items were…
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The swing shown in the photos to the left is called the “GUNGGUNG” child swing, sold at IKEA. Last month, IKEA recalled the swing because of a fall hazard. The suspension fittings in the recalled swing can break, causing a child to fall out and posing risk of serious injury. Four incidents worldwide have been…
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Last summer, four teenage boys and one teenage girl were returning home from a party in Glastonbury, Connecticut. The girl was not driving — at least not at first. After making two stops, at each of which two boys were dropped off, the girl was the lone person left to drive herself home. Unfortunately she…
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The 3 steps to preventing unnecessary head injury for kids on bikes are: have a helmet; have the helmet properly fitted; and wear it ! Just like the free helmet giveaway in Herndon, fitting young bikers with helmets in Maryland in order to protect young riders from preventable head injury was the goal of the…
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