You spend all day on a flight to finally arrive at your hotel for the night. You check in, walk through the door, and notice your room is fairly clean, cozy and well-maintained. Finally, you take a deep breath out and climb into a clean, nicely-folded bed for a good rest. Most of us go […]
Category: Premises Liability
Safety Tips for Trick or Treaters
Halloween Safety Tips Halloween is an exciting time of year for kids, teens and adults. To help ensure this holiday is a safe one, here are some tips to follow when planning costume ideas, creating Halloween crafts, or taking the kids out trick-or-treating.ALL DRESSED UP: Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes […]
Dangerous Areas and Premises Liability
The owner of a property (“premises”) who has reason to expect crime on its property has a legal obligation to deter and prevent criminals from committing crimes against others on the property. When property owners fail in this duty, due to the result of inadequate security and lighting, crimes like murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and […]
School Fights & Liability
We drop our kids off in the morning before work, naturally presuming that school is a safe place for our children, where they’re not at risk to be harmed. Sadly, this isn’t always true. School fights usually start with a few unkind words or a shove, which turn into more shoving and pushing. Most fights […]
Hazardous Gym & Fitness Equipment
Many people use fitness and gym equipment their entire lives and never sustain an injury. And then there are thousands of others that are injured by workout equipment every day; fitness and gym equipment is responsible for almost nine thousand injuries each year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Injuries can […]
Sidewalk Injuries
You and your children walk down them to get to your neighborhood park or school. You may enjoy riding on them with your bike on a beautiful day; either way, sidewalks are everywhere and play a very important role in transportation. They are meant to provide a safe path for people to travel along separate […]
Amusement Park Accidents
One of the greatest joys of childhood is visiting an amusement park. Most of us expect bursts of adrenaline, bright lights and delicious smells, but few of us think twice about the potential safety and maintenance hazards of the park. Even as we glide through the air, we are not too concerned about risks because we […]
Unsafe Hotels/Apartments
Premises Liability – Hotels/Motels When you’re traveling, there’s no doubt that your hotel room becomes your temporary home. You expect these temporary residences to be secure from intrusion by criminals. Often, parking garages, hallways, and other common areas are poorly lit or patrolled, inviting in a criminal who depends on darkness. Also, TV cameras aren’t monitored, […]
Pool Time Should Be Fun Time
During the summer months in Florida, children can enjoy their free time and water-related activities like swimming. Depending on where your child swims, whether it’s at summer camp, school, day care center, community center, a friend’s or neighbor’s house, you still need to think about the precautions regarding their safety in the water. Although we […]
Negligent Security of a Premises Liability
A business owners’ legal duty is to provide a safe premises for their patrons, renters and guests at all times in order to protect them from harm caused by the intentional criminal acts of third parties, when those criminal acts are accountable. Criminal acts are measurable when their occurrence can reasonably be expected under the […]