--- title: Premises Liability description: Advocate Magazine articles on Premises Liability, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Premises%20Liability --- [![Fighting back when big-box stores remove your state-court lawsuit to federal court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Fiore-istock-1205217071_a6a792b18ff270f360d306af5a95a7e9.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/fighting-back-when-big-box-stores-remove-your-state-court-lawsuit-to-federal-court "Fighting back when big-box stores remove your state-court lawsuit to federal court") ## [Fighting back when big-box stores remove your state-court lawsuit to federal court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/fighting-back-when-big-box-stores-remove-your-state-court-lawsuit-to-federal-court "Fighting back when big-box stores remove your state-court lawsuit to federal court") They want to try these cases without any meaningful voir dire and where you need a unanimous jury verdict [Mauro Fiore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mauro-fiore "Mauro Fiore") From Issue: [2024 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may) [![Admitting subsequent repairs into evidence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Bulger-istock-495738062_1c2658cc6e2398d521fa532ef8c8c444.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/admitting-subsequent-repairs-into-evidence "Admitting subsequent repairs into evidence") ## [Admitting subsequent repairs into evidence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/admitting-subsequent-repairs-into-evidence "Admitting subsequent repairs into evidence") Understanding and combating the subsequent-remedial-measures-evidence exclusion in a premises case [Jim Bulger](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jim-bulger-2 "Jim Bulger") [Jonathan Seber](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jonathan-seber "Jonathan Seber") From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march) [![Take me out to the ballgame](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Gage-istock-1153478036_d42fae6d9977d53f5869aa17fc56e569.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame "Take me out to the ballgame") ## [Take me out to the ballgame](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/take-me-out-to-the-ballgame "Take me out to the ballgame") Sports-venue liability for spectator injuries – from lacrosse to baseball to track and field [Sanford Gage](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sanford-gage "Sanford Gage") From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march) [![Don’t trip over these common premises-liability defenses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Kramer-istock-1031087030_422bb675d9c8f980b91ce3354b43146e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/don-t-trip-over-these-common-premises-liability-defenses "Don’t trip over these common premises-liability defenses") ## [Don’t trip over these common premises-liability defenses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/don-t-trip-over-these-common-premises-liability-defenses "Don’t trip over these common premises-liability defenses") How to overcome “open and obvious” and “trivial defect” on motions and at trial [Brandon Salumbides](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brandon-salumbides "Brandon Salumbides") [Dan Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dan-kramer "Dan Kramer") [Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson") From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march) [![Bitten by bed bugs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Virag_istock-482895656_ac7b6d02c2191b95f7a3f882c765004d.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/bitten-by-bed-bugs "Bitten by bed bugs") ## [Bitten by bed bugs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/bitten-by-bed-bugs "Bitten by bed bugs") Niche practice exclusively represents bed-bug victims, largely for emotional distress [Brian Virag](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-virag "Brian Virag") From Issue: [2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october) [![Closing argument for premises liability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Homampour_istock-485394898_c39838db38e24b25ad78b516fe3b6d33.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/closing-argument-for-premises-liability-cases "Closing argument for premises liability cases") ## [Closing argument for premises liability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/closing-argument-for-premises-liability-cases "Closing argument for premises liability cases") A successful closing argument in premises cases will focus on the jury instructions [Arash Homampour](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arash-homampour "Arash Homampour") From Issue: [2019 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march) [![Avoiding defense traps in slip-and-fall cases against Costco](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Cohen-istock-458589277_724805940b24a8183e07973a4e36fd95.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/avoiding-defense-traps-in-slip-and-fall-cases-against-costco "Avoiding defense traps in slip-and-fall cases against Costco") ## [Avoiding defense traps in slip-and-fall cases against Costco](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/avoiding-defense-traps-in-slip-and-fall-cases-against-costco "Avoiding defense traps in slip-and-fall cases against Costco") Here’s your game plan to litigate against Costco, including a trove of discovery documents that may prove invaluable [Jake Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jake-cohen "Jake Cohen") From Issue: [2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october) [![Trees: A primer on how to beat the “Act of God” defense](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Puchalt-istock-165615491_6ac8bb9a53e4b6755df4b8927a779a07.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/trees-a-primer-on-how-to-beat-the-act-of-god-defense "Trees: A primer on how to beat the “Act of God” defense") ## [Trees: A primer on how to beat the “Act of God” defense](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/trees-a-primer-on-how-to-beat-the-act-of-god-defense "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ivan-puchalt "Ivan Puchalt") From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march) [![Securing success in sidewalk suits](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hultin-art-1173637878_769d92d6e378b183cd809af58d42f24e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/securing-success-in-sidewalk-suits "Securing success in sidewalk suits") ## [Securing success in sidewalk suits](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/securing-success-in-sidewalk-suits "Securing success in sidewalk suits") Using a government entity’s own inspection and reporting systems to establish notice of the dangerous condition [Casey Hultin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/casey-hultin "Casey Hultin") From Issue: [2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march) [![In plain sight](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Glassman_istock-144320189_296f609b481007067fdbcd4b235f05f9.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/in-plain-sight "In plain sight") ## [In plain sight](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/in-plain-sight "In plain sight") How one child’s drowning changed pool safety laws in California [Rahul Ravipudi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rahul-ravipudi "Rahul Ravipudi") [Robert Glassman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-glassman "Robert Glassman") From Issue: [2022 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february) [![Jury selection in premises-liability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Kramer_istock-1133493100_025eadb3cc00310c1be8288188a5e637.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/jury-selection-in-premises-liability-cases "Jury selection in premises-liability cases") ## [Jury selection in premises-liability cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/jury-selection-in-premises-liability-cases "Jury selection in premises-liability cases") Rooting out the eye rolls [Dan Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dan-kramer "Dan Kramer") [Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson") From Issue: [2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january) [![Liability of business owners and social hosts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/bartender_istock-155144705_76862ecceac82d3b0dc77e9a23ff828c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february/liability-of-business-owners-and-social-hosts "Liability of business owners and social hosts") ## [Liability of business owners and social hosts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february/liability-of-business-owners-and-social-hosts "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 [David R. Lira](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-r-lira "David R. Lira") [Nicole DeVanon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicole-devanon "Nicole DeVanon") From Issue: [2018 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february)