Index

• Author: Charles E. Turnbow
• Pages: 583-613

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INDEX

Numbers refer to Sections, not pages.

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Accessible Route, §§321, 2311.4

Accident Reports.

See Incident Reports

Accidents

Construction, §1097

Duty of sub-contractor employees, §1097.2

Negligence per se, §1097.3

Responsibility, §1097.1

Subcontractor

employees, §2005

Accident Site Inspection

Alternate accident causes shown by defense expert, §1274.4

Attorney accompanying expert, §1003.2

Basis for expert’s opinion, on-site

inspection as, §1003.2

Code compliance, determining, §1274.5

Defense attorney’s, §§1264-1264.3

Defense expert’s, §§1270-1271, 1274-1274.6

Deposition of expert concerning, §844

Diagrams or drawings of, §§818, 831, 1003.2, 1274.3, 1461.1

Expert’s

Generally, §§612.4, 620.3, 1003.2

Depositions concerning, §844

Report on, §560

Typical questions and answers, §§1091.2, 1942.6

Field testing and measurement checklist, §550

Floor plans, §818

Hazard, identifying and documenting, §1274.1

Housekeeping, adequacy of, §1264.1

Measurements and testing. See Measurements and Testing

Photographs of, §§134, 612.2, 816, 831, 1274.3

Physical condition of building, §§1264.2, 1270

Plaintiff accompanying expert, §1003.2

Playground accidents, §§2427-2427.3

See also Playground Accidents

Sketches of, §§818, 831, 1003.2

Stairways, §§523, §1942.6

Witnesses, observations of, §§831, 1264.3

Workplace falls, §1630

Admissions.

See Requests for Admissions

Affirmative Defenses

Generally, §1280

Allegations in complaint as basis for, §1251.6

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Answer with affirmative defenses, sample, §742

Assumption of risk, §§1283-1283.3.

See also Assumption of Risk

Comparative fault, §§1282-1282.3.

See also Comparative Fault

Contributory negligence.

See Contributory Negligence

Defective products, §1281.3

Intervening factors, §§1281-1281.3

Open and obvious conditions, 1282.2

Shoes and clothing as cause of fall, §1281.1

Statute of limitations.

See Statute of Limitations

Third parties’ actions, §1281.2

Trivial defect rule, §1284.

See also Trivial Defect Rule

Airport Falls

Generally, §1740

Jetways, portable stairs, and ramps with case example,

§1743

Lobbies and concourses with case examples, §1742

Parking structures with case examples, §1741

Public access areas, §1744

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

Generally, §302

Doors and thresholds, §324

Elevation changes, §323

Handicapp ed access, §§321, 323, 350-351, 354-356,

1093.8-1093.9, 2311

Ramps, §356

Safe walking surfaces, §1850

SCOF test method, §512.6

Slip resistance, §§516-517, 1942.6

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Brungraber Mark II device, §512.7

Elevation changes, §§323, 355

English XL device, §512.7

Generally, §512.7

Lighting standards, §533

Slip resistance standards, §§510-517, 1850, 1942.6

Wheel stops, 354, §§445

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Generally, §1093.9

Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), §§326.2, 355

Accessible routes, §§321, 2311.4

Burden of proof, §212.4

Coefficient of friction requirements, §§515.1, 517,

1091.3

Development of regulations, §§2311-2311.1

Duty established by, §630.2

Elderly persons, §§2311.1, 2311.4-2311.6, 2330

Elevation changes, §323

Enactment of, §350

Municipality’s obligation to comply, §284

Property owner’s increased duty of care, §2311.5

Slip resistance, §§515.1, 517, 1091.3

Special duty to elderly and handicapped, §2330

See also Handicapped Access Standard;

Handicapped Persons

Angle of Ascent, §370 Fig. 3.8

Answer

Generally, §720

Affirmative defenses, §722.2

Answering other pleadings, §723

Demurrer, §1251.5

Denials, §722.1

Necessary elements, §§722-722.2

Sample answer with affirmative defenses, §742

Scope and purpose, §721

Antislip Coefficient, §511

Apartments, falls in, §§826, 1921, 1942

See also Landlords and Tenants; Residential Falls

Arbitration

Generally, §1340

Advantages and disadvantages, §1341

Brief, §1343

Depositions, §1342.1

Discovery, §1342.1

Documentary evidence used in, §1342.2

Hearing, §1344

Interrogatories and requests for admissions, §1342.1

Judicial, §1340

Mediation versus, §1355

Preparation for, §§1342-1342.2

Private, §1340

Reports of medical and liability experts, §1342.2

Trial de novo, §§1345, 1355

Voluntary, §1340

See also Mediation

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board, §515.1

Arm Function, §425

Associations of Industries or Professions, List of web

sites, §827

Assumption of Risk

Generally, 1283

Defined, §§252, 1283

Firemen, police, and other dangerous occupations,

§252.1

Hazard, appreciation of, §1283.2

Hazard, identification of, §1283.1

Injury, severity of, §1283.3