Topic
Road Defects
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Law Times News
Ontario Court of Appeal holds Hamilton liable for motorcycle accident due to a lip in the road
The city failed to prove that it kept its road in a reasonable state of repair
Justice Pays
Poor Roads In Florida Can Cause Car Accidents
Poor and unmaintained roads are a recipe for disaster. After years of usage, many highways in Southwest Florida are starting to deteriorate and are in need of repairs. While this…
Searcy Law Blog
Road Defects: What’s Most Common on Florida Roadways?
By Searcy Law
A study by the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine regarding the cost of crashes related to road conditions in the U.S. reveals some startling statistics. Nearly a third…
Tort Talk
Summary Judgment in Snow Tubing Accident Case Reversed by Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In the case of Bourgeois v. Sno Time Inc., No. 50 M.A.P. 2019 (Pa. Dec. 9, 2020) (Op. by Mundy, J.), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a Pennsylvania Superior Court's…
Justice Pays
Sometimes The Road Can Be At Fault
Story Highlights: Usually, when people get injured in a traffic accident, human error is to blame. It may be the fault of the driver in the vehicle, or it may…
New York Injury Cases Blog
Court Affirms Liability against City in Street Defect Trip and Fall Case but Substantially Reduces Award for Future Medical Expenses
On November 5, 2005 at about 7:30 p.m., Theresa Guss was injured in a trip and fall accident in the street when she stepped into a large rectangular deep hole…
Personal Injury Law Journal
Motorcycles and Potholes – The Hidden Danger
Another brutal winter has resulted in minefields of potholes on our roadways. As the weather warms and we unplug our battery tenders to take to the highways, there are serious…