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Paris in Perspective Four things that venue managers can do to make their public accommodations less appealing for bad guys, and therefore safer for patrons, staff and artists Steven A. […]

The Trouble with Templates Meeting your duty of care becomes more challenging when you simply insert into your own documents some language you receive from a colleague or an online […]

Baseball Stadium Safety, Inning 2: Eyes on the Ball In the wake of the tragic death of a fan in Atlanta, it would be much more constructive to apply statistical […]

Take Me Out to the Ballgame – I’m Not Scared Rather than live in bubble wrap, I would prefer to be attentive for my own safety. Still, needless dangers that […]

“… Under the Same or Similar Circumstances” Recent events remind us that it’s impossible to define “reasonable” without knowing the context Steven A. Adelman Faithful readers know that everyone has […]

Jobsite Safety: When the Cause of the Incident Is Not the Cause of Death Over and over again, we see that a combination of information, training and planning, along with […]

Ray Rice, False Ignorance and the “New Privacy” As fallout from the Ray Rice fiasco continues to tarnish the reputation of everyone it touches, let’s take inventory of the lessons […]

Comparative Fault and Individual Responsibility The duty to behave reasonably is a function of ever-changing societal judgments that are reflected in settlements and jury verdicts Steven A. Adelman I am […]

What Does It Mean to Be “Reasonable”? Everyone has a legal duty to behave as a “reasonable person under the same or similar circumstances.” This is a fundamental concept in […]

Event Litigation … from a Trial Lawyer’s Vantage Point Few factors are as important as the content of your paper trail. Steven A. Adelman The best view of an event’s […]