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With one out of every two households owning a pet dog, the United States tops the list of dog ownership. If you own one of the 90 million dogs living in the U.S., and you are a resident of the State of Florida, it is in your best interest to understand Florida’s dog bite laws. [...]
Although you may not have paid any attention to the language contained in the document, you have likely signed an injury waiver at one time or another over the course of your life. These waivers are routinely incorporated into contracts or required as stand-alone documents for everything from high-risk activities (such as skydiving) to kindergarten [...]
Premises Liability Depends on the Facts of the Incident Premises liability is the area of the law that allows you to pursue compensation if you suffer injuries while on someone else’s property. Because this can be a complicated and often misunderstood area of the law, attorney Paul Reed of Reed & Reed addresses some common [...]
Theoretical legal responsibility is just one component of a Florida slip-and-fall claim. The victim/plaintiff must also establish knowledge. If the owner did not know about the condition, the owner is not liable for injury. Florida courts broadly interpret the res ipsa loquitur (“the thing speaks for itself”) doctrine. So, victims do not need to prove [...]
Sexual harassment, sexual battery, and other such cases have been in the headlines a lot during the latter months of 2017, and in most cases, the dispute is one between the alleged victim and alleged abuser. But in some cases, a landowner or other responsible third party may also be at fault, even if this [...]
A West Palm Beach woman lost her appeal against a condominium company; she had sued for damages following a slip-and-fall in a retail area. In Arp v. Waterway East Association, the victim slipped on a loose pavement stone in a shopping center parking lot about 11:00 one night. At trial, the victim testified that she [...]
