NAPLES, FLORIDA – River Rosenquist, a 26-year-old contracted cleaner for HMI Commercial Cleaning Inc., was cleaning the rest rooms and gift shop when he decided to make his way over to the tiger enclosure. The HMI employees were not allowed in the enclosure, yet that did not stop Rosenquist. Per the investigator, Kevin Kleis, Rosenquiest…
No one goes into a store thinking that this is their last trip being fully independent, or that they may suffer a significant injury. That is what happened to one young couple in St. Louis…. Just 10 years ago, an engaged couple was walking into Costco when one of the two slipped on a grease…
TAMPA, FLORIDA-Sheyla Veronica White, a 51-year-old receptionist at Cinque Terre Energy Partners, faced serious charges after attempting to gain workers’ compensation for her injure herself on camera. In July 2015, White filed a injury claim stating that when a sprinkler head from the ceiling fell, the head bounced off the desk and hit her in…
As the construction industry zooms ahead, workplace fatalities and injuries rise. NATIONAL—According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 937 construction workers were killed in 2015. That marked the most fatalities of any industry sector – almost three times more than in manufacturing – and the deadliest year for construction since 2008. Construction-related fatalities accounted for…
STATEWIDE – Injured in a slip and fall or trip and fall at a Dollar Tree Store? Dollar Tree has a history of failing to follow industry standards for stocking merchandise and failing to properly build merchandise displays. If you were injured because of the negligence of Dollar Tree, you may have a case and may…
MANATEE • BAYSHORE GARDENS – Have you been injured from a SLIP AND FALL in a TARGET store? You may be entitled to COMPENSATION for your injuries. Florida law provides that retail stores such as TARGET may be liable for PREMISES LIABILITY if the store had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition existing on…
A 33 year old woman was recently awarded $3.2 million in damages for injuries she suffered in 2006 when a 350-lb. stack of eight foot countertops fell on her in one of IKEA’s stores. The plaintiff suffered four fractures of her pelvis and alleged permanent injuries. It sounds as though liability against IKEA was pretty…
