Recently in Slip and Fall in Boston:

People get together on St. Patrick’s Day in Boston, especially at one another’s houses. But sometimes when there are parties people also get injured. And if that happens, you might be liable for the guest’s injury.

What’s that all about? What would St. Patrick say about that?

Well actually, we wouldn’t want to hazard a guess about what the venerable St. Patrick would say. However, as it often does, the law has plenty to say about premises liability.

A sad headline: young woman falls through roof in South Boston and dies. The unidentified woman, who was only in her twenties, fell nearly five stories through a skylight on the roof of 281 Summer Street.

The woman and a friend were standing on the roof of the building on Saturday night, reports The Boston Globe. The friend could not remember where exactly the victim was standing, but she apparently fell through an unmarked shaft on the roof.

A 14-year old boy from Needham fell 150 feet from an Aubrey Falls rock and lived to tell about it. This accident is just the latest in a series of accidents this summer at national parks and campsites that show the natural dangers of the wild.

According to WCVB TV, the unidentified teen was standing on the edge of the rock at the Canadian park when he fell 150 feet into a gorge. Due to the steep grade, it took a five-man technical team to rescue the boy, who miraculously, was not seriously injured.

Some Boston locals may have heard about 4-year-old Mark DiBona from Dudley, who recently died after falling off an escalator in the Sears department store in Auburn Mall. Worcestor County District Attorney Joseph Early said the incident occurred as the child rode the escalator with his family and a friend.

The boy had taken hold of the escalator railing but was suddenly pulled over, causing him to fall two floors down and onto the glass case of the store. The Boston Herald reported Auburn police officials and firemen arrived at the scene moments after the accident and brought the young boy to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where he died a day later.

Boston is so overwhelmed by snow, ice, and more snow, that the whole city might feel like one big slip and fall lawsuit, just waiting to happen. This year's storms have been so bad, they are making the everyday winter accident worries a thing of the past. The Boston Globe reports no serious injuries in the past several days, but one very close call in Easton.

Workers in a commercial building reported becoming worried after hearing odd sounds, according to The Globe. One smart employee pulled the fire alarm, causing all 100 or so workers from the two businesses in the building to stream outside into the frigid weather. It was lucky they did, soon after, the warehouse's roof collapsed and the walls caved in.

The Boston Herald reports that a Massachusetts worker in Deerfield has been killed after falling from a forklift in a Yankee Candle warehouse. Twenty four year old Richard Tyson of Springfield was pronounced dead at the hospital. Mr. Tyson fell about 30 feet from the forklift. As a result, he suffered from serious trauma. The DA's office and OSHA are investigating the incident.

A Boston personal injury lawyer will tell you that typically in slip and fall cases, a number of individuals or entities can be held liable. For example, if the owner of the forklift was aware of any dangerous conditions than the owner could held liable for a slip and fall accident. The owner has a reasonable duty of care to prevent injury to those on the premises under its control.

ESPN reports that a Red Sox fan from Montreal had to be hospitalized after a fall from a staircase in Fenway Park. It is not yet known if the fan has retained the services of a Boston personal injury lawyer. He allegedly vaulted over a staircase railing and smashed into a concrete landing.

According to a team source, the fan sustained not only facial fractures, but bleeding in the brain. The injuries were serious, but "recoverable." The incident occurred at around 8:45 p.m. near the stairwell that leads to the Budweiser Right Field Roof Deck. He was attended to by Red Sox security and emergency medical technicians. He was then transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

A Weymouth firefighter was severely injured when the firefighter fell more than ten feet from a ladder truck and landed on his head, according to the Boston Herald. He was battling a brush fire when the fall occurred. While he was not identified, he was sent to South Shore Hospital and an investigation is ongoing.

A Boston personal injury lawyer knows that slip and fall accidents on the job happen all of the time. The term "slip and fall" is used when an individual slip, trips, and falls. As a result from this fall, the individual sustains some sort of injuries. Typically a slip and fall accident occurs because of negligence to correct or warn others about a "dangerous condition" on a property. While this is typically real property, a Boston personal injury attorney may be explain if this also applies to fire trucks that are not maintained properly.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that property owners may be held liable for snow injuries. In a decision that a Boston personal injury lawyer could love, the Boston Herald reports that the highest court of Massachusetts ruled that property owners are responsible for any snow injuries; whether it is because of naturally high snow accumulation or because of snow plows.

A Boston personal injury attorney can explain the specifics, but many lawyers say that one of the far reaching implications of such a court decision is that it could lead to a lot more personal injury lawsuits. A lot of them argue that based on case law, property owners have not been held liable for snow accumulation for over a century. David White, a Boston personal injury attorney told the Boston Herald: "The biggest effect is that people who have suffered injuries as a result of the negligence of the landowner will be able to seek compensation, even in cases where the snow or ice accumulated naturally."