We are finishing up our discussion of a premises liability lawsuit from Western New York. In our last few posts, we have discussed the duty a business owes to different types of visitors. In this case, the restaurant, Denny's, owed the plaintiff, an invitee, a duty of...
Now that we have established some ground rules for the case, we can talk about the particulars of the fracas at a Western New York Denny's restaurant. The case has not been decided, but the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in September that the case can move...
We are discussing a premises liability lawsuit involving an incident at a Denny's in Western New York. Before we get to the particulars of the case and the various legal arguments, we wanted to go through some premises liability law basics. So far, we have described...
The International Franchise Association released a report recently that got us to thinking about premises liability. We won't retrace the thought, but suffice it to say that the IFA's research shows that by the end of 2013 franchise businesses will have added jobs and...
It is almost October, and that means winter is just around the corner. And who knows how long it will last? For many families, there comes a time when everyone needs a break from the cold and the sloppy streets, but warm weather holidays are often not in the budget....
The tongue-twister "unique New York" could easily have been coined by someone in the construction industry. The state is the last in the union to allow construction workers injured on the job to sue property owners and contractors directly. Other states handle these...
The 100-year-old Saint Mary's Catholic School building in Schenectady could have been a neighborhood gem. The building was slated, tentatively, for redevelopment as office space or even apartments several years ago. The company that purchased the property, though,...
Businesses invest a lot in their employees. Time and money spent training employees often places businesses in a vulnerable position as they must then often wish for the best and hope they've hired a qualified and conscientious employee. In cases where an employee...
As loved ones such as parents or grandparents age, family members often grapple over long-term care options. In many cases, family members lack the financial and emotional resources to deal with an aging and ailing loved one. Individuals who have dementia or other...
A pedestrian being hit by a car is bad enough, but an SUV only compounds the damages. A mother and daughter recently were crossing an intersection when they were hit by an SUV in a car accident. The mother and her four-year old daughter were rushed to the Albany...
