The Wozniak v. Alexander court decision was released by the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in Calgary on July 15, 2008.

In the afternoon of July 23, 2007, 17 year old Megan Wozniak and some friends rented a power boat and went boating on Sylvan Lake.  They were shown how to start the boat, trim the motor, and put the boat into gear. The whole process took only a few minutes.

While on the lake, Ms. Wozniak and her friend decided to go tubing. They laid on their stomachs and held on to the tube which was attached to the boat by a cord and being pulled along. Suddenly, the driver of the boat applied to much throttle and the boat did a “doughnut” – turning 180 degrees and heading straight for the tube holding Ms. Wozniak. Read the rest of this entry »

 This blog post was created by Ontario slip and fall lawyer Mark Yazdani. Visit Mark’s slip and fall information site: www.slipfall.ca.

The Cartner v. City of Burlington court decision was released by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on July 29, 2008.

On November 8, 2002, 52 year-old Marjory Cartner was walking from the bus stop to work with a friend and co-worker. Suddenly, her leg twisted and slid out from under her on the sidewalk and she fell and severely fractured her right femur.  She had slipped on a muddy concrete substance that had pooled on the sidewalk. The substance emanated from a shoe store which was in close vicinity to the sidewalk.

As a consequence of the slip and fall, Ms. Cartner underwent a total right knee replacement in July 2006. She faced two potential further surgeries to repair her left knee and leg as a result of the osteoarthritis Read the rest of this entry »