New jersey slip and fall sidewalk primer!— Did the homeowner Create or Exacerbate a hazardous condition that caused injury? I fall on my neighbor’s icy sidewalk. Can I sue them?

Perez v, Bator, New Jersey Appellate Division  December 19, 2017 Have you slipped on an icy sidewalk between two of your neighbors?  Who’s at fault?  What is the residential sidewalk immunity in New Jersey for snow and ice?  Did the homeowner “CREATE OR EXACERBATE’ THE DANGEROUS CONDITION  that caused the injury in question? The facts…

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Slip and Fall – Broken Leg at Children’s Birthday Party

Osie-Amoake v. Staffers FEC This is a very straightforward slip and fall case when the plaintiff fractured her leg at her son’s four-year-old birthday party. The plaintiff and her family went to the “Foam Frenzy” amusement attraction at a FunPlex owned by defendants. Defendant asked the court, on summary judgment to dismiss the case because…

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