Comments on: “Alcoholic sues Marriott after falling over a stairway while plowed” https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/alcoholic-sues-marriott-after-falling-over-a-stairway-while-plowed/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/alcoholic-sues-marriott-after-falling-over-a-stairway-while-plowed/comment-page-1/#comment-39940 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:47:37 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8918#comment-39940 I wonder how he plans to convincingly distinguish between the brain damage caused by the fall and the brain damage caused by chronic alcohol abuse and the myriad other accidental falls and collisions that come with it.

]]> By: E-Bell https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/alcoholic-sues-marriott-after-falling-over-a-stairway-while-plowed/comment-page-1/#comment-39939 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:54:57 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8918#comment-39939 Unfortunately, Maryland is in the minority. The only good news about cases like this is that the plaintiffs are almost invariably unsympathetic.

]]> By: Settle It Now Negotiation Blog https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/alcoholic-sues-marriott-after-falling-over-a-stairway-while-plowed/comment-page-1/#comment-39934 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:27:45 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8918#comment-39934 Lawsuit-Proof Your Business to Cut Costs in Downturn…

Lawsuits arise from a process social psychologists call "naming, blaming and claiming." I broke my toe last week (youch!) when I was talking to my husband from another room and walking into a closet to hang up my jacket. Jammed……

]]> By: Ron Miller https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/02/alcoholic-sues-marriott-after-falling-over-a-stairway-while-plowed/comment-page-1/#comment-39932 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:21:42 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8918#comment-39932 You cannot bring these types of claims in Maryland. I’m a plaintiffs’ lawyer but I disagree with these claims for these reason you include in your tags: personal responsibility.

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