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The Sufficiency of a Store’s Inspection and Maintenance Policies Are Only Relevant After Establishment of Notice of the Hazardous Condition.
Steffe v. Walmart Supercenter #2023, 2023 WL 6216712 (M.D. Pa. 2023) – The plaintiff, a customer at the defendant’s store, slipped and fell on a puddle located on the floor of the store’s restroom. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, arguing it did not have sufficient notice of the water on the floor.…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Revisits the Admissibility of Evidence of Product’s Compliance with Governmental Regulations or Industry Standards Post-Tincher v Omega Flex
In 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated opinion in Tincher v. Omega Flex, Inc., 628 Pa. 296, 104 A.3d 328 (2014). That case was a product liability action based on a design defect. The defense bar had hoped the Supreme Court would use the Tincher case to adopt the Restatement (Third) of Torts…
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Middle East Crisis: Abbas Expected to Name Insider as Palestinian Authority Prime Minister
The appointment of Muhammad Mustafa, an adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas, would amount to a rejection of international pressure to try to make the organization more independent in the hopes it could help govern postwar Gaza.
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Repairing Gaza’s Phone Network Is a Perilous and Important Task
Telecommunications infrastructure has been devastated in the territory, largely preventing Palestinians from calling for help, coordinating the delivery of aid and communicating with family abroad.
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Germany Looks to Stop the Far Right From Assuming Power
Mainstream parties are changing laws to protect government institutions. Critics say the changes risk undermining democracy.
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E.U. Removes Russian Tech Tycoon From Sanctions List
Yandex’s co-founder, Arkady Volozh, received rare sanctions relief after condemning Russia’s war and severing ties to the country.
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Israel Allows Aid Directly Into North Gaza, Raising Hopes for More
The World Food Program delivery, containing food for 25,000 people, was the first since Oct. 7 to go directly from Israel into the northern Gaza Strip, where many people are at risk of starvation.
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Art Review: Three Critics on the Whitney Biennial 2024
“Even Better Than the Real Thing” will go down as a well-intentioned edition of the perpetually debated show. Will it go down as a notable one?
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The Fall Guy
With the notable exception of “Barbie,” the modern blockbuster can be pretty serious stuff. Whether it’s the dense lore and world-building of “Dune” or “Avatar: The Way of Water,” or the self-serious connected universe of the MCU, blockbusters have often felt like work lately too. This is not to say that some of these films aren’t…
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Apples Never Fall
There are a lot of missing and dead women on TV. It’s not just zombie shows or procedurals, the prestige series has long been in on the game with feminine corpses powering entire series. In Peacock’s missing-woman mystery, “Apples Never Fall,” the beloved and powerful Annette Bening even potentially dons the trope. As Joy Delaney,…
