by Alan Sackrin | Feb 21, 2023 | FAQs, Premises Liability, Slip and Falls
According to Florida case law, there is no duty to warn one of open and obvious hazards: There is no evidence that sheetrock per se is inherently dangerous. Whatever danger existed by reason of its weight was quite obvious to and actually encountered by Mrs. Dyke in...
by Alan Sackrin | Feb 13, 2023 | Defamation, FAQs
According to Florida law, publication requires communication to someone other than the person defamed: In order for a defamatory statement to be actionable it must be published. Publication requires communication to one other than the person defamed. *499 Tyler v....
by Alan Sackrin | Jul 13, 2016 | Dog Bites, FAQs, Injury
Updated: 5/5/23 According to Florida case law as of the date of this article, the term “owner” does not include a kennel owner or a veterinarian who undertakes care, custody, and control of the dog under an agreement with the actual owner. See: Wipperfurth v....
by Alan Sackrin | Jul 11, 2016 | FAQs, Injury, Premises Liability
According to Florida case law as of the date of this article, an owner of a body of water, is not required to fence it, post guards, or put up signs in areas that are not designed for swimming. This is true even in the case of children, unless there is some unusual...
by Alan Sackrin | Jun 29, 2016 | FAQs, Hotel Injuries, Injury, Premises Liability
According to Florida case law as of the date of this article, a person entering a hotel’s premises without authority to use the swimming pool cannot change their status from trespasser to invitee by befriending or conversing with the hotel guests. QUICK FACT:...
by Alan Sackrin | Jun 27, 2016 | Dog Bites, FAQs, Injury
Update: 5/15/23 According to Florida case law as of the date of this article, yes, a dog owner will be held strictly liable for any damage done to someone bitten by the owner’s dog. See: Allstate Ins. Co. v. Greenstein, App. 3 Dist., 308 So.2d 561 (1975)...
