Blog: Premises Liability | Berger & Green

Increase in Injuries at Trampoline Parks

Posted on: March 9, 2018. Category: Premises Liability

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 Surveillance...

Five Injured in State College Ski Lift Malfunction

Posted on: December 22, 2017. Category: Personal Injury, Premises Liability

Five 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...

How escalator accidents frequently occur

Posted on: March 1, 2015. Category: Premises Liability

Strategies to prevent escalator accidents from occurring have not always appeared to be effective. At one airport, there were 175 accidents resulting in injuries between 2008 and 2014. At the same time, it’s claimed that only three escalator accidents at this same airport since 2008 have been blamed on mechanical problems.

It appears that wheeled luggage is to blame for many of these accidents. Because so many of these accidents...

Two-year-old child killed by dog in West Mifflin

Posted on: February 1, 2015. Category: Premises Liability

On Sunday night, just after 8 p.m., a two-year-old was mauled by a pit bull. The attack happened in a home in West Mifflin.

After the pit bull bit the young girl, she was taken to Jefferson Memorial Hospital. She later died at the hospital because of her injuries....

Premises liability basics

Posted on: October 1, 2014. Category: Premises Liability

Many people in the state of Pennsylvania keep their property up because it is important to them to have a nice looking, well taken care of home or business. The benefits of maintaining property can extend beyond looks however as it could prevent a visitor from being injured. When someone is hurt on the property of another person they could file a lawsuit against you to try to secure damages. These types of lawsuits, referred to as premises...

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