In order for an owner of a dog to be held responsible for a bite, knock down or other vicious attack, there must be evidence of the dog’s dangerous propensities. In Virginia, it is often said that every dog gets one free bite. In other words, the owner of the dog cannot be said to…
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Do you know what it’ll take to win your slip and fall injury case? You may have been a complete victim to certain circumstances, such as a spill on the ground, and been injured severely, but that’s not enough to even have a case before a jury. There are certain things you’ll have to prove…
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This past summer, a man using an elevator at a DC Metro station says he slipped on a banana peel as he was exiting the elevator. Claiming to have injured his hip and leg, the man sued the transit agency for $15,000 — in part to cover over $4,000 in chiropractor bills. As is common…
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If you slip and fall at a store or business, you would be relieved when you learn that there is a video surveillance system in place and that your accident may have been captured on tape. Not so fast! A recent case shows how a store or business may go to great lengths to hide…
Continue readingThe Abrams Landau team was recently contacted by a person who had slipped and fallen at a fast food restaurant two days before. At the time of the fall, the store manager took down the customer’s information — name, license number, phone number, and date of birth. The manager told the customer to expect a…
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