Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Watch out for disease spreading bacteria in hot tubs and spas!

  Lindsay Rakers | December 21, 2011 12:59 PM | 1 CommentSt. Louis, MO

  Ever heard of Legionnaire's Disease? Neither had I until I read a fantastic article by Edmund Normand and Jim Keleman in The Safety Report. Legionnaire's Disease, named after an outbreak...

• More Faces of Lawsuit Abuse - Trena W.

  K. Lindsay Rakers | November 06, 2011 6:25 PM | 1 CommentSt. Louis, MO

  Today's media outlets continue to tell stories of frivolous lawsuits and lawsuit lottery in an attempt to sway the public into believing that such lawsuits are typical. These stories focus on claims...

• Six Year Old Injured From Pool Drain Dies

  Jenny Albano | March 22, 2008 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  A 6-year-old whose intestines were partially sucked out from a swimming pool drain last year has died. Abigail Taylor died Thursday night in a Nebraska hospital with her parents, Scott and Katey, by her side.Abigail was injured on June 29 when she sat on a pool drain at the Minneapolis Golf Club in St. Louis Park and its powerful suction ripped out part of her intestinal tract. She had small...

• Avoid Slips and Falls This Winter

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 6:37 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  Slipping on the snow and ice could give you an injury you were not expecting this winter season. It is important to avoid this type of accident. Experts say wearing the right shoes in inclement weather is the most important factor in safeguarding against a slip and fall. They say high heels are worst kind of shoes you can wear around ice because they often have absolutely no traction. However,...

• Woman Files Premises Liability Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart

  Staff Writer | August 22, 2006 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO

  A judge ruled last week that a Wal-Mart department manager and employee cannot be held liable for negligence in the case of a woman who filed a slip and fall lawsuit after slipping on spilled birdseed in the store. Margaret Benjamin named Wal-Mart and the employees as defendants, but the judge decided the employees did not have enough control over the running of the business to be held...