Pool Deck and Aquatic Facility Slip-and-Fall: Proving Liability When Water Is Always Present
Wet pool decks are inherently slippery, yet defendants still assert notice defenses. This guide covers how plaintiff counsel establishes li…
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Caleb Mercer
Premises, products, and appellate correspondent. Covers slip-and-fall and notice doctrine, design and warning-defect product cases, and the appellate decisions reshaping plaintiff-side personal injury practice. Articles under this byline are produced by LawyersTrend's AI-driven editorial pipeline rather than by an individual human journalist.
Infant Sleep Product Liability: Design Defect, Warning Claims, and CPSC Recall Evidence
Inclined infant sleepers and unsafe bassinet designs have produced CPSC recalls and wrongful death claims worth millions. Here is the produ…
Prejudgment Interest in PI Cases: CCP 3291, Offer Timing, and Maximizing the Recovery
A defendant who rejects a reasonable settlement offer and then loses at trial may owe years of pre-verdict interest on top of the damages a…
Restaurant Slip-and-Fall: Proving Floor Hazard Liability Without a Prior Incident Report
Restaurants generate slip-and-fall claims at high frequency but come to court with well-prepared defenses. The mode of operation doctrine a…
Escalator and Elevator Injury Claims: Maintenance Records, ASME Standards, and the Multi-Defendant Map
Escalator and elevator injury cases carry multiple defendants, a specific federal safety code standard of care, and maintenance records tha…
E-Cigarette Product Liability: Building the Nicotine Addiction Defect Case
JUUL and other e-cigarette manufacturers face design-defect, manufacturing-defect, and warning-defect theories across individual cases and…
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern at Three Years: Using Corporate Registration Jurisdiction in PI Forum Selection
The Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern upheld Pennsylvania's registration-based general jurisdiction statute, ope…
Wet Floor Signs in Retail Slip-and-Fall Cases: What Adequacy Actually Means
A wet floor sign does not automatically defeat a retail slip-and-fall claim. Here is how to challenge sign placement, timing, and visibilit…
Building the PFAS Toxic Tort Case: Regulation, Defendants, and Causation
PFAS litigation has matured from groundwater contamination into a broad multi-site toxic tort practice. This piece covers the EPA's 2024 ma…
New York's 2026 Modified Comparative Fault Reform for Auto Cases
New York converted from pure to modified comparative negligence for motor vehicle cases effective with legislation signed May 27, 2026. The…
Parking Lot Premises Liability: Notice, Lighting, and the Contractor Defense
Parking lot injury cases involve a distinct set of notice and duty questions that diverge from interior slip-and-fall practice. The duty to…
ADA Accessibility Violations as Negligence Per Se in Premises Cases
When a property owner's inaccessible design violates the ADA, that statutory failure can satisfy the breach element in a premises liability…