New Jersey residents may be interested in learning about a new lawsuit regarding the mass shooting that took place in August 2019 at an El Paso Walmart Supercenter. The plaintiff is a family affected by the shooting. In the lawsuit, the family states that there was no discernible security at the Walmart location and that Walmart was negligent in not providing it.
Usually, in cases involving...
If an individual is injured or killed while on someone else’s property in New Jersey, the owner of the property could be held liable for damages in a premises liability lawsuit. Based on this theory, the parents of an 18-year-old who died after consuming ketamine filed a suit against the owner of the North Dakota home where the substance was consumed. They argue that the landlord should...
Over the years, many New Jersey readers may have wondered how magician David Copperfield performs his tricks. On April 13, some of those secrets were revealed during a civil trial stemming from a British man’s claim that he was seriously injured when he was chosen to participate in Copperfield’s Las Vegas show.
According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff attended one of...
The wind is blowing, it’s cold and it’s snowing. This means that ice dangers will be present in New Jersey parking lots and sidewalks. Ice causes numerous injuries every year when New Jersey residents fall on slippery patches found throughout the state. As such, you and your family need to be careful in order to prevent a slip-and-fall injury. Here are a few tips for preventing...
You might think it’ll never happen to you. You might think you’re healthy enough to prevent an injury if you slip and fall. However, numerous workers and property visitors — whether they’re young, old, healthy or out of shape — die in slip-and-fall accidents every year.
Heavy laborers are particularly at risk of serious slip-and-fall incidents. It’s one...
Every New Jersey business has a duty to prevent slips, trips and falls on its property. Potentially liable parties following such an accident at a business could include the business owners, property owners and property managers of the premises. Fortunately, there are certain things that these parties can do to prevent injurious accidents.
To minimize slip and fall risks on any property,...
In premises liability law — when it comes to a slip-and-fall accident — there are four categories of accident victims. Accident victims may be categorized as invitees, social guests, licensees or trespassers. Here’s what these terms mean:
Invitees: An invitee gets invited to a property in order to make a purchase or be a customer of a business. When a business owner has a...
