Where hotel staff checks on a guest and fails to notice her suffering an aneurism in a dark room, a summary judgment on negligent undertaking theory of liability was held to be improper.
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Jun
Jun
Cases of Interest
7
Jun
Jun
Improper offset of jury’s award by amount paid in settlement agreement results in partial reversal in insurance coverage dispute.
Primary assumption of the risk bars experienced horseback rider’s claims against fellow rider for injuries suffered during an organized event.
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Jun
Jun
Trial court’s erroneous summary judgment ruling overturned, allowing warehouse employee injured by special order forklift to pursue products liability claim against manufacturer.
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Jun
Jun
Summary judgment properly granted in favor of balloon tour company and pilot, albeit on different ground, absolving them of liability for injuries from crash landing.