Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Wal-Mart Sued For Slip & Fall

  Chrissie Cole | June 09, 2009 11:54 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A Port Arthur woman is suing the retail giant Wal-Mart after allegedly slipping and falling on a puddle of water caused by a leaky roof. The lawsuit, was filed in Jefferson County District...

• Father And Son Sue Restaurant For Slip & Fall

  Chrissie Cole | February 21, 2009 3:59 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Hacienda Mexican Restaurant, in Warsaw, is being sued by a Winona Lake minor and his father for negligence, after the minor allegedly suffered an injury when he slipped on a patch of ice outside...

• Man Pleads Guilty To Faking Slip & Fall Accidents

  Chrissie Cole | February 04, 2009 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to faking several slip and fall accidents. Aaron D. Brown, 42, of Welch, entered guilty pleas last week in McDowell County Circuit Court, according to...

• Woman Files Suit Against Schnuck Markets For Slip & Fall

  Chrissie Cole | December 24, 2008 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A woman is suing Schnuck Markets Inc. in excess of $50,000, after slipping and falling on standing water in the grocery store. On November 6, Erica Wilson was walking near the refrigerator...

• Lowe's Settles Slip and Fall Case

  Chrissie Cole | October 06, 2008 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A man has settled a personal injury lawsuit against Lowe’s Home Center in Alton for an undisclosed amount. The accident allegedly occurred on September 14, 2007, when he was injured in a...

• Woman Suing Local Grocery Store In Slip and Fall

  Chrissie Cole | September 16, 2008 11:42 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against a local grocery store in Kanawha County after for a slip and fall accident that caused a woman to suffer a head injury. The lawsuit, filed on August...

• Woman Saves Mail Carrier from Dog Attack

  Chrissie Cole | March 28, 2008 1:11 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A mail carrier suffered several dog bite wounds when a large breed dog pushed open the back gate and attacked her while she was walking up to deliver mail.A neighbor, 77, backing out of her driveway heard the mail carrier screaming and was able to use her car to get the dog to stop attacking the woman, saving her from further injury.I'm so lucky," said the mail carrier, who has been on the job...

• Indiana Woman Sentenced to Six Years in Pit Bull Attack

  Chrissie Cole | February 16, 2008 1:05 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A woman who allegedly unleashed her pit bull to attack a man missed her sentencing hearing, Friday. But, the Lake Superior Court Judge still handed down a six-year prison term.In January she and her co-defendant pleaded guilty to battery, a class C felony that carries a maximum eight year jail term.The incident occurred when a man came to the home to purchase Xanax. An argument ensued and the...

• Family to Sue Police Department Over Dog Bite

  Chrissie Cole | November 19, 2007 2:23 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  The family of a man who suffered a dog bite when he was bit by an Evansville Police Department K-9 during an arrest, is planning to sue the police department.The man, 33, is facing misdemeanor charges for failure to appear and is being held at Vanderburgh County Jail for a parole violation for missing a parole check in meeting.Officials say he jumped out of a window when officers arrived and was...

• Family Labrador Bites Child on Eyelid

  Chrissie Cole | September 25, 2007 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  A one-year-old boy suffered a dog bite to his eye, this weekend when the family Labrador turned on him while they were in the backyard, according to Overland Park Police. Neighbors told officials they were shocked that the dog bit the child. The dog has never been a problem or aggressive prior to this incident."I don't expect that out of a lab. I know labs, I know dogs; absolutely not. He's...