Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Survive Black Friday?

  Timothy Smith | November 28, 2009 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  A number of years ago, I represented a young woman who was injured by a crowd that had gathered outside a Wal-Mart in Cadillac Michigan after reading about a new home video gaming system that was...

• Dog Bite Basics in Michigan

  Timothy Smith | November 24, 2009 3:13 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  DOG BITE In Michigan, when a dog bites a person, the person must sue the owner of the dog within three years from the date of the dog bite under MCL 600.5805(10). Proper plaintiffs would...

• Slip and Falls on Black Ice in Michigan

  Timothy Smith | January 19, 2009 10:27 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  Businesses bombard us with promises of a shopping experience loaded with deals, specials and savings. Whether it's Wal-Mart, Best Buy, or the local Five and Dime, you would think, as consumers, that...

• Preventing and Treating Dogbites

  Tim Smith | November 30, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  Every year, almost 5 million Americans are bit by dogs. Over 800,000 of these individuals suffer injuries that require medical treatment and 44% of those that require treatment are younger than 14 years of age. Since more than half of the reported attacks are by dogs owned by the family or neighbor of the victim and the most common victims are children, it's important for parents to understand...

• Texas Grocery Store Sued for Slip and Fall

  Shannon Weidemann | October 12, 2007 12:16 AM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  A man that fell at a Texas Grocery store has filed a slip and fall lawsuit. The man was shopping at a H.E.B. grocery store in September when he allegedly fell and hurt himself. According to the plaintiff's original petition, on Sept. 23, 2007, Jones was a customer at the H.E.B. in the 3900 block of East Lucas when the incident occurred. The suit says the fall caused Jones to suffer...

• No Charges Filed in York Dog Attack

  Shannon Weidemann | October 11, 2007 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  A dog attacked and bit a politician going door to door in a neighborhood in York County. The District Attorney has decided that no charges will be filed against the dog owner. The owner of the dog wanted charges filed against the politician for trespassing because she came to the backdoor. Buster, an 8-year-old pit bull, attacked Caldwell around 6 p.m. Saturday after the candidate went to the...