Earlier this month, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case that was brought by a man who was injured while skiing in Vermont. The allegations were that the ski resort was negligent for allowing “jumps” to be built on its terrain, which caused the plaintiff’s injuries. The court…
Earlier last month, the Court of Appeals of Maryland decided a case that may have lasting effects on the landscape of personal injury cases brought against government officials. In the case of Cooper v. Rodriguez, the court determined that the normal official immunity that all government employees enjoy was waived because the…
Earlier this year, the Wyoming Supreme Court heard a case brought by an eighth-grade student against her middle school. The student, who slipped and fell while changing after a mandatory swimming class, claimed that the school was negligent “in the operation and maintenance” of the school’s locker room, where the…