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Tag: Premises Liability

Music Festival Liable for Foreseeable Harm at Festival -- Are Dodgers Liable for Foreseeable Violence Following Series Win?

October 29, 2020

By Timothy Kowal, Esq.

An event operator may be liable when an event attendee dies after engaging in foreseeable illegal activity at the event -- overdosing on illegal drugs. So holds the Second Appellate […]

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