Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Ten killed in New York apartment fire

  Barry Doyle | March 11, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  10 people, including nine children, died in a fire which swept through a Bronx apartment building last week. The fire was apparently caused by an overworked space heater.There were smoke detectors in the apartment where the fire started, but the battery was dead, rendering the smoke detector useless.In Chicago, there is a smoke detector ordinance that requires all rental units to have a smoke...

• Restaurant patrons suffer carbon monoxide poisoning

  Barry Doyle | March 06, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Wisconsin restaurant chain is installing carbon monoxide detectors in all of its locations after an incident where a plugged vent on a water heater filled one restaurant with carbon monoxide.At least 20 restaurant patrons were stricken with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.Carbon monoxide detectors are a simple and easy way to protect people on your property agianst the colorless and...

• Escalator maintenance blamed for injury to child

  Barry Doyle | March 03, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A California boy was injured when his foot was pulled down in between the sidewall and the step of an escalator he was riding at a local mall. Several injuries to customers have occurred at the mall in the last few years, and authorities and mall tenants are blaming this on inadequate maintenance of the escalators.The boy suffered a fractured foot and other injuries.Inadequate maintenance is...

• Man and dog attacked by two pit bulls

  Barry Doyle | March 01, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A South Carolina man is recovering after he and his dog were attacked by two pit bulls while the man was taking his dog for a walk. The pit bulls belonged to a neighbor who said that they escaped from his yard.The man suffered puncture wounds to his hand during the attack, but his dog was so badly mauled that she had to be put to sleep.As I have been reviewing news stories in preparing my blog...

• Tenant dies from carbon monoxide poisoning

  Barry Doyle | February 21, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Police were recently called to a Kentucky apartment building deal with a carbon monoxide leak. A faulty furnace was apparently responsible for leaking the gas. Other tenants had complained of fumes in the building earlier that week.The carbon monoxide was the apparent cause of death for one tenant who was overcome by the fumes.When injuries occur in an apartment building, it is very important...

• Senior citizen attacked by pit bull

  Barry Doyle | February 19, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A North Carloina woman is recovering after being attacked by a pair of pit bulls. The pit bulls belonged to her neighbor and got out of their enclosure and went across the street and attacked the woman as she stood in her driveway. The dogs' owner was able to get them away from the victim.The victim sustained bites and puncture wounds to arm, ear, hand, and leg.The two main categories of...

• Man loses arm in pit bull mauling

  Barry Doyle | February 17, 2007 10:00 AM | 1 CommentCook County, IL

  A Memphis area auto repair shop purchased two pit bulls to safeguard the property after being broken into. Unfortunately, the dogs were not kept on the property and attacked a man who was simply walking down the street.The man was knocked to the ground by the pit bulls and lost consciousness. The injuries to the man's arm were so severe that it had to be amputated below the elbow.When dogs...

• Escalators in Dallas airport produce frequent injuries

  Barry Doyle | February 15, 2007 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A recent story by a Dallas TV station highlighted some of the dangers arising from inadequate maintenance of escalators. The story reported that there had been 825 injuries reported on escalators at that airport during the five years before the story ran.The victims were hurt in various ways, including a mangled hand, a severed knee tendon, back injuries, and other injuries.Escalator...

• Man injured when elevator car falls

  Barry Doyle | February 09, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  The owner of a Battle Creek hardware store was injured when the freight elevator he was riding in plunged 40 feet and crashed into the bottom of the elevator shaft. The collapse was caused by a chain snapping.The victim suffered fractured heels, a fractured leg, and several fractured vertebrae in his back.Elevators are somewhat unusual because the operator of an elevator is considered a common...

• Akita dog attacks boy

  Barry Doyle | February 08, 2007 10:00 AM | 1 CommentCook County, IL

  An 11-year old Ohio boy was hospitalized after being attacked by a neighbor's akita dog. The dog was being walked by its owner, but pulled away from its owner to attack the boy, who was riding his bike nearby.Interestingly, local authorities reported being called to the owner's home in December in order to break up a fight between some akita dogs that she owned.The boy was hospitalized with...