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A woman has filed a lawsuit against a business after visiting the building and falling down steps after the business had closed for the day. The woman from Louisiana claims the steps were wet and made of slick marble, causing her to fall and injure herself because of the building owner and business's negligence. Although the steps may have been wet, should the building owner or company she was visiting be held liable for her injuries?

While some people might argue the company wouldn't have been able to put up a caution sign or wipe the steps clean after the office was closed. Others might say that the woman, who said in a report that there were no handrails, could have prevented the slip had handrails been available.

Many times after a crime is committed, the victims or their families will file a civil lawsuit in an attempt to gain compensation for the losses they've suffered. Such lawsuits often name more than one defendant, usually to make sure every person and company who may have contributed to the circumstances of the crime is held liable. But any of these defendants can appeal if they believe they played no role in the incident.

Consider the case of a 12-year-old boy who was killed two years ago in Louisiana. His body was found in March 2010 in a wooded area off a highway after he'd been reported missing. Investigators say he was murdered after being picked up by a taxi cab driver who had posed as a girl through text messages to the boy. The driver is currently awaiting trial on first-degree murder charges.

Two former football players for Louisiana State University are defendants in a Baton Rouge civil lawsuit filed by four men who were involved in an off-campus bar fight last summer. The suit also names the owner of the bar where the fight occurred, claiming he neglected to provide adequate security to prevent the fight.

One of the plaintiffs says he knows the two players and that they beat and kicked him after a heated verbal exchange. He claims that although he didn't know the other plaintiffs, he tried to help one of them, who was beaten unconscious by several people, including some LSU football players. Both men suffered severe injuries, including fractured bones and teeth, a herniated disk and multiple cuts and bruises. The other two men listed as plaintiffs also suffered severe cuts and bruises.

When a shopper experiences an injury at a store, who should be held responsible? The question has been at the center of countless personal injury lawsuits, some of which are egregious and others entirely warranted. The fault and resulting consequences must be determined on a case-by-case basis, of course. If the store is proven to have been negligent in addressing the problem that caused the injury, the victim is entitled to compensation for their pain and suffering, including any medical bills incurred.

A woman from Lafayette, Louisiana, suffered a particularly damaging injury that she says led to her miscarriage. She says she was shopping at a Dollar General store in Reserve when the accident happened. As she walked down one aisle of the store, she slipped on an "uncommonly dangerous" liquid substance on the floor, causing her to fall. According to her resulting lawsuit, she suffered serious injuries, including a miscarriage.

One of the most beautiful elements of Louisiana is its architecture, from government centers and churches to houses and historic buildings. As residents of the state are well aware, these structures must be able to withstand hurricane-force winds. So when one of New Orleans' premier historic architects paid to have shutters installed on his home, he was understandably upset that they failed to provide protection from high winds.

Finding the construction defect unacceptable, the architect filed a lawsuit against the window installation company on Feb. 14, exactly a year after the two parties signed a sales agreement. The agreement was funded by money the architect received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

Car accidents that happen on highways tend to be more serious than those that occur on residential streets. That's because traffic is usually moving much faster and there are more large vehicles, including semitrailers and tanker trucks. The bigger the vehicle, the more potential there is for serious injury, especially in accidents between large trucks and comparatively smaller passenger vehicles.

A major crash last weekend in Shreveport, Lousisiana, demonstrated how damaging a large-truck accident can be. Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office investigators said a saltwater tanker truck crossing Highway 169 didn't stop or yield to traffic at a stop sign. As a result, a van traveling south on the highway ran under the tanker truck.

If you're suffering from an ailment of any kind, your natural inclination may be to see a doctor who can prescribe treatment and put you on the road to wellness. Most people don't expect that treatment to cause other medical problems, but in some cases, that's exactly what happens. If it's the medication that caused the problem, a patient may file a product liability lawsuit.

A man from Assumption Parish, Louisiana, went to a doctor to seek treatment for his acne in 2009. The doctor gave him a prescription for Accutane, the brand name for a powerful drug that's commonly used to treat that condition. The man says he began suffering from dry, swollen lips, dry eyes and headaches. What's more, he says, his acne became worse.

When two or three vehicles are involved in a car accident, it's usually fairly easy to determine who's at fault. But in a multi-car pileup like the one that happened last week in New Orleans, finding out who should be held responsible for each crash can be much more difficult.

Thursday's 40-car accident on Interstate 10 resulted in two fatalities and multiple injuries. The wreckage is now gone, but police are investigating the accident and its causes. Their reports will help shape the multiple personal injury cases that are likely to follow, in addition to possible wrongful death lawsuits.