Personal Injury & Negligence

4.47

Premises Liability Cases: From Slips and Falls to Dog Bites

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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5 hours 56 minutes
Michael Gorby
Mark Raczkowski
Kevin Diamond
Robert Kasieta
Joseph DeGiorgio
With Michael J. Gorby from Gorby Peters Law + 4 others
Recorded November 05, 2024.
Product ID 99764

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Overview

Tailored Insights for Different Premises Liability Cases

A customer slips on a flight of tiled stairs and lands on their back, suffering multiple herniated discs. A child receives deep lacerations and scarring when attacked by a dog while walking home from school. A woman is the victim of armed robbery and assault while walking in the dimly-lit parking garage of her apartment building. Whatever the nature of your client's premises liability claim, it's up to you to quickly sort out and prove liability. Join our seasoned faculty for a full day of targeted case tips and case law so you can be ready for anything that crosses your desk. Register today!

  • Get practical insights on handling slip, trip, and fall cases.
  • Explore constructive notice, open and obvious defects, and other contentious issues through case law.
  • Learn how to prove foreseeability and other critical elements in negligent security cases.
  • Walk through the nuts and bolts of dog bite liability and litigation.
  • Gauge liability for swimming pool accidents.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Swimming Pool Accidents (With Case Law)
  2. Construction Accidents and Falling Equipment (With Case Law)
  3. Negligent or Inadequate Security: Case Insights and Case Law
  4. Nuts and Bolts of Dog Bite Litigation
  5. Slip, Trip, and Fall Cases (With Case Law)
  6. Inadequate Maintenance and Dangerous Property Conditions (With Case Law)
  7. Inadequate Maintenance and Dangerous Property Conditions (With Case Law) Cont'd
  8. Legal Ethics

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Product ID 99764

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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  1. Swimming Pool Accidents (With Case Law)

    1. Private Swimming Pools
    2. Injuries to Child Trespassers
    3. Public Swimming Pools
    4. Pool Accidents at Hotels, Apartment, and Condo Complexes
    5. Water Park Accidents
    6. Pool Liability Waivers

  2. Construction Accidents and Falling Equipment (With Case Law)

  3. Negligent or Inadequate Security: Case Insights and Case Law

    1. Security Requirements and Negligence
    2. Foreseeability
    3. Fault: Negligent Defendant vs. Intentional Tortfeasor
    4. Investigation and Discovery
    5. The Parallel Criminal Investigation
    6. Profiling and Other Defenses

  4. Nuts and Bolts of Dog Bite Litigation

    1. Investigation
    2. Dog's Propensities and Owner's Negligence
    3. Leash and Restraint Laws
    4. Dog Parks
    5. Landlord Liability
    6. Dog Bite Coverage
    7. Trespass, Provocation, and Other Defenses
    8. Effective Use of Experts

  5. Slip, Trip, and Fall Cases (With Case Law)

    1. Sidewalk Trip and Falls
    2. Wet Floors and Walkways
    3. Snow and Ice Accidents
    4. Stairway Accidents
    5. Elevator and Escalator Accidents

  6. Inadequate Maintenance and Dangerous Property Conditions (With Case Law)

    1. Invitee vs. Licensee vs. Trespasser
    2. Reasonable Care in Maintenance, Inspection, and Repair
    3. Who is Liable: Owner vs. Property Manager vs. Other
    4. Constructive Notice
    5. Open and Obvious Defects
    6. How Warning Signs and Other Factors Affect Liability

  7. Inadequate Maintenance and Dangerous Property Conditions (With Case Law) Cont'd

  8. Legal Ethics

    1. Conflicts of Interest
    2. Meritorious Claims and Contentions
    3. Confidentiality and Privilege
    4. Attorneys' Fees
    5. Handling Client Funds
    6. Ethical Client Communications

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Insurance professionals and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Michael J Gorby
Michael J.
Gorby
Gorby Peters Law
Mark A Raczkowski
Mark A.
Raczkowski
Jones|Raczkowski PC
Kevin R Diamond
Kevin R.
Diamond
Thorndal, Armstrong, PC
Robert J Kasieta
Robert J.
Kasieta
Kasieta Legal Group, LLC
Joseph D DeGiorgio
Joseph D.
DeGiorgio
Taylor Anderson LLP
Speaker bio
Michael J Gorby

Michael J. Gorby

Gorby Peters Law
Michael Gorby

is a founder and partner with Gorby Peters & Associates, LLC. He is a nationally recognized leader in complex corporate disputes, professional negligence cases, and liability issues that arise for property owners and managers, such as hotel chains, restaurants, shopping centers, apartment complexes, office buildings and other public venues. Since 1998, Mr. Gorby has served as the program chair for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (an affiliate of the University of Georgia), on the topic of premises liability. He is also the author of a popular legal treatise, Premises Liability in Georgia, which is published by Thomson Reuters/West, and which is now in its third edition. Mr. Gorby serves as an instructor/lecturer for Georgia Tech Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC) in the area of procuring government contracts, and is also a registered mediator. He earned his B.A. degree from Georgia State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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Mark A Raczkowski

Mark A. Raczkowski

Jones|Raczkowski PC
Mark Raczkowski

is licensed to practice law in both in both Arizona and California, where he has spent the majority of the past 20 years litigating premises liability cases involving serious injuries caused by dangerous conditions, negligent maintenance, defective stairways and walkways, and falling merchandise. Throughout his career, Mr. Raczkowski has given lectures and published articles for local and national audiences on premises liability cases, trial evidence and litigation; as well as technology in the practice of law. He is a sustaining member of the Arizona Association of Justice and current chair of its Publications Committee.

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Kevin R Diamond

Kevin R. Diamond

Thorndal, Armstrong, PC
Kevin Diamond

is a shareholder at Thorndal Armstrong Delk Balkenbush & Eisinger. He has primarily practiced in the areas of personal injury defense, products liability, premises liability, business law, general civil litigation, bad faith, construction defect litigation, and real estate law. Mr. Diamond has had a vast array of clients, including hotels, construction companies, transit companies, insurance companies, fitness clubs, grocery stores, restaurants, insurance agents, shopping malls and apartment complexes. He has been involved in the Trial by Peers Program, has served as a mentor for UNLV students, and judges mock trial competitions. Mr. Diamond is a court appointed arbitrator, short trial judge, and mediator. He has also been a professor for UNLV's Hotel College.

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Robert J Kasieta

Robert J. Kasieta

Kasieta Legal Group, LLC
Robert Kasieta

is the founder of Kasieta Legal Group, LLC in Madison, Wisconsin. He is a certified civil pre-trial and trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Kasieta practices in civil litigation, with an emphasis on plaintiff personal injury and employment cases, as well as commercial litigation. He has written and taught extensively in the areas of trial practice, personal injury law and insurance law, and is an instructor of trial practice at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Mr. Kasieta is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eleventh circuits, and all Wisconsin courts. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association, State Bar of Wisconsin and the American Association for Justice. Mr. Kasieta earned his B.S. degree, summa cum laude, from Northern Michigan University and his J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School.

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Joseph D DeGiorgio

Joseph D. DeGiorgio

Taylor Anderson LLP
Joseph DeGiorgio

is of counsel in the Denver office of Taylor Anderson LLP. He started his legal career in Ohio in 2007, representing large financial institutions in a high-volume setting where he spent most of his days in courtrooms throughout the state. After relocating to Colorado, Mr. DeGiorgio transitioned to an in-house role, where he worked as corporate counsel to a mortgage servicing operation based near Denver, working primarily in a litigation role defending the company against lawsuits filed in nationwide jurisdictions. After a brief period on his own as a solo practitioner, he joined a Denver-based firm where he represented lenders and other financial institutions, primarily in the real estate and bankruptcy realms. Mr. DeGiorgio joined Taylor Anderson LLP with fourteen years of practice experience, nearly all of which have been spent in litigation roles, whether in-house or at a traditional law firm. He is licensed to practice in Ohio and Colorado. Mr. DeGiorgio earned his B.A. degree from Ohio University and his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association.

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