Admitting subsequent repairs into evidence

Understanding and combating the subsequent-remedial-measures-evidence exclusion in a premises case

Jonathan Seber
Jim Bulger

From Issue: 2022 March

Take me out to the ballgame

Sports-venue liability for spectator injuries – from lacrosse to baseball to track and field

Sanford Gage

From Issue: 2022 March

Don’t trip over these common premises-liability defenses

How to overcome “open and obvious” and “trivial defect” on motions and at trial

Dan Kramer
Teresa Johnson
Brandon Salumbides

From Issue: 2022 March

Bitten by bed bugs

Niche practice exclusively represents bed-bug victims, largely for emotional distress

Brian Virag

From Issue: 2020 October

Closing argument for premises liability cases

A successful closing argument in premises cases will focus on the jury instructions

Arash Homampour

From Issue: 2019 March

Getting tough evidence admitted at trial

Some rules may seem to preclude your evidence, but there can be exceptions

Taylor Rayfield

From Issue: 2018 February

Trees: A primer on how to beat the “Act of God” defense

How to overcome the “Act of God” defense when storms topple trees

Ivan Puchalt

From Issue: 2022 March

Securing success in sidewalk suits

Using a government entity’s own inspection and reporting systems to establish notice of the dangerous condition

Casey Hultin

From Issue: 2022 March

In plain sight

How one child’s drowning changed pool safety laws in California

Rahul Ravipudi
Robert Glassman

From Issue: 2022 February

Jury selection in premises-liability cases

Rooting out the eye rolls

Dan Kramer
Teresa Johnson

From Issue: 2020 January

Liability of business owners and social hosts

The ever-changing tapestry of case law on when a business owner or social host may be liable for injuries of a patron or guest; also a look at what gives rise to a business’s duty to prevent criminal acts

Nicole DeVanon
David R. Lira

From Issue: 2018 February

Premises liability and asbestos

Recent court cases turn the tide of liability for take-home exposure to asbestos

Shawna Forbes-King

From Issue: 2017 November