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In Applying Pennsylvania Law, the Court Held That Determination of Whether a Dangerous Condition is Obvious and Avoidable by the Exercise of Ordinary Care is Generally a Question of Fact Reserved for the Jury.
In this diversity jurisdiction matter, the plaintiff alleged that she suffered injuries after tripping and falling on a partially empty black pallet or “stack base” while shopping in the defendant’s store. Prior to the incident, the plaintiff had walked past the pallet approximately four times. The incident occurred when the plaintiff, while attempting to allow…
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District Court Makes Interesting Observations Regarding Evidence of Industry Standards and Alternative Designs in Ruling on Motion to Preclude Experts.
In this product liability action, the trial court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motions to preclude the plaintiff’s experts. This case involved an allegedly defective lift gate on the rear of a truck trailer. The court permitted the plaintiff’s biomechanical expert to rely on international safety standards not applicable to the…
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Our Lady of the Lake University Posts Notice of August 2022 Data Breach
On March 31, 2023, Our Lady of the Lake University (“OLLU”) posted a notice of data breach on its website after the institution learned that an unauthorized party was able to access and remove files containing confidential student information from its computer system. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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Superior Court Ruled That a Failure to Include the Full Name of One of the Streets at the Location of an Alleged Defect in the Roadway Did Not Constitute a Failure to Provide Proper Notice of an Intention to File a Claim Against the State.
The plaintiff served a standard notice, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 13a-144, to set aside the state’s sovereign immunity with regard to a defect on state highways or sidewalks that allegedly caused a person to be injured. The plaintiff’s notice provided numerous details about the location in question but erroneously referred to the “intersection…
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Leader of Russian Mercenary Group Affirms Ukraine’s Hold on Bakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin had previously asserted that his forces had or were near taking control of the city in eastern Ukraine, the focus of one of Russia’s longest-running assaults. Here is what we’re covering:
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Israel Strikes Lebanon After Rocket Attack From Militias
The Israeli military blamed Palestinian exiles in Lebanon for what appeared to be a retaliatory attack over Israel’s raid of a mosque at a Jerusalem holy site two days earlier.
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Xi and Macron Call for Ukraine Peace Talks, but the Path Is Murky
It is not clear that the Chinese and French leaders — much less Russia and Ukraine — have compatible terms for talks or peace, and Mr. Xi has not publicly agreed to pressure Moscow to negotiate.
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Indian Textbooks Purged of Material Modi’s Party Finds Objectionable
The changes removed or shrank references to material that the governing party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi finds inconvenient to its Hindu-first vision.
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In Northern Ireland, Painful Memories Lie Beneath Good Friday Peace Accord
Twenty-five years after the Good Friday Agreement ended an era of bloodshed, this is a moment to celebrate reconciliation across Northern Ireland. But for many, the past is not always easy to leave behind.
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Sarah Sze and the Art of Tracking Time
The artist plants her gravity-defying installations in the uppermost nest of the Guggenheim Museum.
