Jury Awards $400,000 to Georgia Man in Slip and Fall Case
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) June 17, 2010 -- A Georgia man was recently awarded a verdict of $400,000 by a jury in a slip and fall case against a Kroger store. (State Court of Fulton County, Georgia - Civil File No. 2008EV005981A) This is a record verdict in the state of Georgia for a premise case involving a Rotator cuff injury.
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Slip and fall lawsuits climb 25-50%
Saturday, April 10, 2010
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"In the last year or so we're definitely seeing more people falling over in food stores," Ingraham, whose company insures two of the top food store chains in the country, told Guardian Business. "We've seen anywhere from a 25 to 50 percent increase in slips and falls claims. ...
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Ten Steps to Avoid a Slip and Fall
Friday, April 02, 2010
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Test slip resistance of floors regularly, and record your findings.
Regularly check the safety of your floors by measuring the slip resistance of the floor surface. Many inexpensive testing instru...
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Measuring Up to a Higher Standard
Monday, March 01, 2010
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It is important to note that for the first time in American history, property owners can now be held accountable for the slip resistance of their floors. In the past, there was no means by which a property owner could measure its floors' slip resistance and compare the results to a nationally recognized safety standard. That has now changed with the release of the B101.1 national standard....
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