Under the law, property and business owners have a responsibility to maintain their premises in order to ensure the safety of their customers. These requirements also apply to hotel owners, who need to exercise reasonable care in order to protect their guests. In Virginia, as in many jurisdictions, determining liability for a slip and fall…
Hotels and resorts are usually associated with vacations, honeymoons, and excitement, but an unexpected injury can cause your fun, enjoyable trip to take a sudden turn for the worse. If you are injured at a hotel or resort, you may be able to hold the establishment liable for your injuries and other damages. Speak to…
Until recently, vacationing travelers had very few options in terms of lodging; namely inns, motels, or hotels. In more recent years, tourists and families on holiday have started to stay more often in private houses rented out through companies like Airbnb and Tripping.com. Staying in a rented home is usually more convenient, more comfortable, and…
A Chicago-area mother spent more than a year fighting to hold the negligent property owner accountable for serious injuries she suffered when the second-floor deck detached from her rental home and threw her to the ground. The deck collapse occurred in 2009, and she finally received a settlement for $1 million 16 months later. This…
Watch out for drain holes. A deliveryman in Richmond, Virginia (VA) seriously injured his knee after he stepped into an uncovered drain hole while wheeling a loaded handcart to a restaurant. This slip and fall accident re-aggravated a previous knee injury that produced a torn meniscus. The deliveryman retained legal counsel and was able to…