Michael Lowry | Wilson Elser Nevada’s appellate courts closed January 2026 with three significant civil opinions, each clarifying a doctrinal boundary that has meaningful implications for litigants and insurers. Together, the decisions refine premises-liability standards, expand remedies available to excess insurers, and establish a formal framework for anonymous pleading in civil cases. 1. Court of… Continue reading Nevada Appellate Courts Close January with Three Consequential Civil Decisions
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Slips, Trips And Falls – Premises Liability – How Do They Know I Have A Case?
Michael V. Nakamura | Shulma Rogers Every one of us will slip, trip or fall at some point in our lives. Sometimes these are minor incidents, and sometimes these are serious, life-altering incidents. Under the law, there are specific circumstances when such a mishap is the result of another party’s negligence, and these cases are… Continue reading Slips, Trips And Falls – Premises Liability – How Do They Know I Have A Case?
What Should Slip and Fall Accident Victims do to Prove Liability in their Case?
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley Slip and fall accidents in Florida are complicated and fact-dependent. Put another way, slip and fall accidents depend heavily on the actual facts of the claim. All such claims are different and unique in their own specific ways. Further compounding the issue is the complexity of the laws in… Continue reading What Should Slip and Fall Accident Victims do to Prove Liability in their Case?
Utah Expands Premise-Owner Liability To Take-Home Asbestos Plaintiffs
Jackson Otto | Husch Blackwell Utah’s Supreme Court recently issued an opinion which dramatically expands premise owners’ liability for asbestos-related injuries. On August 5, 2021, the Court reversed Utah’s Court of Appeals and held that a lawsuit could proceed against two premises owners on the theory that asbestos dust from their facilities was brought home… Continue reading Utah Expands Premise-Owner Liability To Take-Home Asbestos Plaintiffs
Georgia Court Clarifies Landlord Liability for Construction Defects
Chadd Reynolds. | Autry, Hanrahan, Hall & Cook, LLP | May 7, 2016 In Cowart v. Schevitz, the Georgia Court of Appeals clarified the instances in which an out-of-possession landlord can be liable in a premises liability claim. No. A15A2036, 2016 WL 563114, at *4 (Ga. Ct. App. Feb. 15, 2016). In this case, the… Continue reading Georgia Court Clarifies Landlord Liability for Construction Defects