With an increase in injuries at trampoline parks, it is important to understand the dangers these parks can possess and what you can do to help ensure your loved one’s safety. Each year, emergency rooms see roughly 100,000 trampoline injures that occurred at home or at a trampoline park, according to the National Electronic Injury … Read More »
Posts Categorized: Premises Liability
Workers’ Compensation Claims Rise as Temperatures Drop
Posted On: January 5, 2018 | Categorized as: Personal Injury, Premises LiabilityWinter weather is well underway. Ice and freezing temperatures make traveling dangerous for pedestrians and drivers which lead to slip and falls and motor vehicle accidents. These accidents will contribute to a significant increase in workers’ compensation claims. Icy roads and mounds of snow make it difficult for pedestrians to travel. The same goes for … Read More »
Five Injured in State College Ski Lift Malfunction
Posted On: December 22, 2017 | Categorized as: Personal Injury, Premises LiabilityFive people are injured after the ski lift they were on malfunctioned. The ski resort, located in State College, Pennsylvania, released a statement saying that one chair on the ski lift malfunctioned, causing it to become loose and slide backwards into another chair. This caused a chain reaction with 4 other chairs. It took safety … Read More »
How to reduce your chances of a slip-and-fall on an icy sidewalk
Posted On: December 1, 2015 | Categorized as: Premises LiabilityFor property owners, shoveling the sidewalk and plowing the parking lot is about more than keeping things looking clean and attractive. If ignored, snow quickly turns to ice, and icy walkways are a dangerous hazard for anyone who happens to walk by. In Pennsylvania, property owners owe visitors, customers and other members of the public … Read More »
Top dangers to elderly are tied to negligence issues, part 2
Posted On: November 1, 2015 | Categorized as: Premises LiabilityIn a previous post, we began a discussion of some of the daily items that statistics show cause a high number of injuries to the elderly population of Pennsylvania and the U.S. overall. This post continues that discussion and further shows how important it is for property conditions to be well-maintained in order for people … Read More »