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Fourth District: Slips and Falls, and Ethical Calls

By Matt Conigliaro, Esq.

This decision from the Fourth District demonstrates the usefulness to a plaintiff of the "mode of operation" negligence theory in a slip and fall case. In short, the theory asserts that a breach of duty lies in how a business chooses to run its operation, ultimately leading to a condition that injures the plaintiff. The case involved a slip and fall at a restaurant. The district court held that

Full post as published by Abstract Appeal on July 29, 2008 (boomark / email).