Category Archives: Premises Liability
Theme Park Accidents and Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
The legal concept of the “pre-existing medical condition” is extremely unfriendly to consumers. Your health insurance policy can refuse to cover medical treatment that arises from a chronic illness that you have had since before you bought the insurance policy. If you file a car accident claim, the insurance claims adjuster, pretending to commiserate… Read More »
Injuries Arising From a Rough Ride on a Rollercoaster
People who are afraid even to get on rollercoasters can tell you in vivid detail about the things that can go wrong. The rollercoaster cars can derail, leading to disaster. If the safety harnesses are inadequate, customers can fall out of the cars and plunge to their deaths. The most phobic people can still… Read More »
Accidents on Class Field Trips
If you are trying to impress your future in-laws or rushing for a sorority or fraternity in college, you can reliably convince your newfound family that you are interesting by telling stories about when you survived a near miss with disaster. In Florida, the stories about brushes with danger that could only have happened… Read More »
Amusement Park Ride Injuries and Pre-Existing Medical Conditions
Pre-existing medical conditions are evidence of your longevity and uniqueness; once you reach a certain age, everyone has them, and everyone has a unique story about how they got there. When it comes to filing health insurance claims, or even worse, personal injury claims, insurers use your pre-existing medical conditions as an excuse to… Read More »
How Does the Weather Affect Your Premises Liability Claim?
Florida does not have much snow, especially not in its southernmost counties. One winter’s day in 1984, the temperature dropped to 28 degrees in Broward County, and a thin coating of ice appeared on some blades of grass on people’s lawns; the citrus trees froze, and people are still talking about it today. It… Read More »
First Aid Errors at Recreational Facilities
Children are naturally accident-prone, and adults who work at places where children play and otherwise conduct the ordinary business of life must receive training in basic first aid as part of the job requirements. Every classroom and school bus has a first aid kit, so that teachers and bus drivers can attend to children’s… Read More »
Slip and Fall Accidents in Hospitals
Accidental falls are a leading cause of injury in many situations where you might not expect them. The parents of children who have just learned to climb might worry constantly about falls on the playground, but playgrounds are designed in such a way that falls, which are almost inevitable, usually do not cause severe… Read More »
Algae and Premises Liability
What’s not to love about algae? Ask any vegan bodybuilder where they got that body from, and they will credit it to copious amounts of dietary supplements where algae is the main ingredient. Nori, that savory ingredient that gives sushi its elegant look and taste, that makes the most satisfying sound when a sushi… Read More »
Trampoline Park Accidents
Some people look at a trampoline park and see nothing but trouble. What good can come from increasing numbers of children of increasing size jumping with increasing enthusiasm on inflatable structures held together by flimsy nets? Some parents might see a trampoline park as a minefield for conflict. They are experienced enough at parenting… Read More »
Universal Studios Theme Park Accidents
The Universal Studios theme park opened in Orlando to much fanfare in the summer of 1990. Amidst multiple Disney theme parks, Universal Studios was something different. Its brand messaging set it apart from the Disney theme parks which, it implied, were for kids, as well as for simple-minded innocents who happened to be old… Read More »
