Comments on: Judge: blind plaintiff can sue landlord, guide-dog provider over fall https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/12/judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:43:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Difster https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/12/judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-138307 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:43:26 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=26158#comment-138307 One has to wonder if it’s a rent-controlled apartment as well.

So in 26 years, this woman never fell over that step and no sighted person that was with her ever alerted the land lord to the problem? I would say the problem is NOT with the landlord at all.

]]> By: Titus https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/12/judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-138186 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:05:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=26158#comment-138186 This seems . . . not quite right. Yet, at the same time, it doesn’t sound as outrageous as most of the things that get highlighted here. Maybe there was a legitimate fitness-for-a-particular-purpose question?

]]> By: Bill Poser https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/12/judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-138107 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:19:58 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=26158#comment-138107 If her previous guide dog guided her around the allegedly dangerous step for 26 years, did the landlord have reasonable notice of the hazard?

]]> By: Jason Barney https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/12/judge-blind-plaintiff-can-sue-landlord-guide-dog-provider-over-fall/comment-page-1/#comment-138068 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:13:39 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=26158#comment-138068 Yeah, sue the people trying to help the disabled. That’ll teach ’em.

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