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    1. PROFITABLE PERSONAL INJURY PRACTICE FEBRUARY 23, 2007 PREMISES LIABILITY CASES By: Pennsylvania Lawyer , JOEL D. FELDMAN, ESQUIRE ANAPOL SCHWARTZ WEISS COHAN FELDMAN & SMALLEY P.C. 1900 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 735-3716 [email_address]
    2. I. TYPES of PREMISES ACCIDENT CASES
      • A. Slips, Trips and Falls
      • B. Elevators and Escalators
      • C. Security Issues
      • D. Liquor Liability/Dram Shop
      • E. Construction
    3. A. Investigation
      • (1) Plaintiff's interview
      • (2) Preservation of evidence
      • (3) Surveillance
      • (4) On-site inspection
      • (5) Expert
    4. B. Potential Defendants
      • (1) Property owner
      • (2) Facilities manager
      • (3) Independent contractor
      • - service contractor
      • (4) Manufacturer and installer
      • - elevator cases
      • (5) General and Sub-contractors
      • - construction cases
    5. C. Depositions
      • (1) Corporate designee
      • (2) Videotape deposition of defendants
    6. D. Duty of Care
      • (1) Licensee or invitee
      • (2) Possessor of land
      • SLIPS, TRIPS, & FALLS
      • A. Snow and ice
      • Hills and ridges
      • Isolated patches of snow and ice
      • B. Other slippery surfaces
      • - tile, floor finishes
      • C. Coefficient of friction/slip testing
    7. II. SLIPS, TRIPS, & FALLS (con’t)
      • D. Stairway accidents
      • (1) Variation in riser heights
      • (2) Tread surfaces
      • (3) Conspicuity of steps/"missed steps"
    8. D. Stairway Accidents
    9. III. ELEVATORS
      • A. Trips and falls – “Misleveling”
      • B. Door strikes –
      • - door reopening devices
      • - mechanical
      • - proximity
      • - optical
    10. III. ELEVATORS (con’t)
      • C. Abrupt stops
      • (1) Pit impact
    11. III. ELEVATORS (con’t)
      • (2) Yo-yo effect
      • (3) Stuck between floors
    12. IV. SECURITY ISSUES
      • A. No security despite prior history
      • B. Inadequate security
      • C. Poorly trained security personnel
    13. III. ELEVATORS (con’t)
      • (D) Proof – Res Ipsa
      • LIQUOR LIABILITY / DRAM SHOP
      • A. Proof of visible intoxication
      • B. Minors/Habitual drunkards
      • C. Social Host Liability
    14. V. DRAM SHOP (con’t)
      • D. Relationship to Other Causes of Action
      • (1) Automobile
      • (2) Products liability
      • (3) Governmental entities
      • (4) Highway design
      • (5) Premises liability
    15. V. DRAM SHOP (con’t)
      • E. Releases
      • F. Admissibility of blood alcohol content
    16. VI. MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
      • Flammable furniture
      • Video of Couch Fire Test

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