Personal Injury
Premises Liability in Indiana: Essential Elements and Defenses
When someone is injured on another person’s property, the injured party often brings a premises liability claim against every business or individual connected to the location. Courts in Indiana have long held “[t]he mere allegation of a fall is insufficient to establish negligence, and negligence cannot be inferred from the mere fact of a fall.”…
Read MoreWhy you shouldn’t settle your personal injury case on your own.
If you have been in a car accident and experienced a slip and fall and sustained injuries, you may receive an offer of compensation for those injuries. The offer may seem reasonable to you, or it may seem like it is one-time offer that will be taken away if you delay any further. You may…
Read MoreMichigan Policy Shift as to Slip and Falls
The Michigan Supreme Court overturned a 2001 precedent that had all but ended most slip and fall cases in Michigan before they began. In July 2023 in a 5 to 2 Opinion authored by Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement, the majority of the Michigan Supreme Court introduced a new framework for premises liability that puts the…
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