Many people book a hotel room while traveling on business or vacation, but few expect to be injured during their stay. Common injures that occur in a hotel include slip and falls in rooms or common areas, falls down stairs, elevator or escalator accidents, and drowning accidents in hot tubs and pools. When a hotel’s… Read More »
Injured on Someone Else’s Property
While most would not hesitate to hold a business property owner responsible when they are hurt at a business, some may feel more conflicted if an injury occurs at a friend or family member’s residence. However, when you are injured on someone else’s property, even at a friend’s house, it is important to work with… Read More »
Iowa Firework Injuries on the Rise Following Legalization
Not long after the sale and use of consumer fireworks were legalized in Iowa in 2017, the number of fireworks related injuries went up when compared to preceding years. The severity of the injuries, the number of teens injured while handling fireworks, and the number of bystanders injured all rose presumably due to easier access… Read More »
Iowa Dog Attacks : Dangerous and Vicious Dogs
The city council of Denver, Colorado has voted to reverse its 30 year ban on pit bulls, a breed that has gained notoriety for aggression resulting in numerous injuries and deaths across the country. If signed by the mayor, the new rule allowing pit bulls within the city limits will require that owners obtain a… Read More »
Raising Awareness to Prevent Swimming Pool Drowning & Injury
May is National Water Safety Month and this year, organizers hope to raise pool and spa safety awareness ahead of the summer swimming season. Unfortunately, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over 4,000 people lose their lives every year in drowning accidents in the U.S. Thousands of others suffer swimming pool… Read More »
Owner Liability for Injuries at a Business or Residence
In our previous blog post we discussed accidents caused by dangerous conditions of a business or residential premise, specifically staircase injuries involving a slip or trip and fall. Whether an injury accident results from an encounter with a broken stair, tripping over a broken walkway, or slipping in a grocery aisle, a business or property… Read More »
Trip or Slip and Fall Staircase Injuries
Thousands of people are injured in trip or slip and falls involving stairs every year at businesses, retail locations, parking garages, apartment buildings and other locations that people ordinarily frequent. When there are obvious defects such as a broken or missing handrail, loose carpet or even a broken stair the owner may be liable for… Read More »
Davenport Iowa Injury Lawyers – Premise Liability
Injury accidents that occur as a result of defective or dangerous conditions on commercial premises, a private residence or on public property are called premise liability accidents. The types of accidents we often associate with premise liability are slips or trips and falls. However, premise liability covers a broad range of injury accidents. It may… Read More »