When Is A Hole or Condition Open and Obvious Enough to Make a Property Owner Liable for a Slip & Fall Injury?
Defendants in slip and fall cases often try to claim that plaintiffs knew or should have known that a risk for injury existed.
$2.6M Awarded to Railroad Engineer Who Developed Lung Disease From Diesel Exhaust Exposure
The retired engineer had worked for Conrail for 23 years, primarily crewing switcher locomotives in rail yards around Detroit.
Opioids Harmed People Even Though Dangers Were Known
Paying more than $650 million to settle state and federal charges for illegally marketing OxyContin and covering up fatal overdose risks did not stop the drug’s maker from aggressively pushing its dangerous product.
Richard Shapiro Continues Reporting on the Top 10 Biggest Tort and Civil Justice Stories for Legal Examiner
Rick Shapiro has spent years not only shaping tort law through his own large verdicts and settlements. He also reports on the top 10 civil justice stories.
Rick Shapiro Presents Trial Advocacy Seminar for VTLA
This news item focuses on Rick Shapiro being invited to speak before members of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.