Secrest Wardle Commemorates Juneteenth

Today, the firm commemorates Juneteenth, the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas learned of their freedom. Juneteenth is not only a celebration of emancipation but also a time to reflect on the resilience of generations past and our collective responsibility to pursue equity and inclusion in the…

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Court Holds Weather Data Doesn’t Prove Notice

Marcus Hargrave v Oak Park Partners LLC, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued May 19, 2025 (Docket No. 366643), affirmed a plaintiff’s burden in a premises liability action to produce evidence of the defendant’s notice of the dangerous condition (“knew or should have known”) to survive a motion for summary disposition….

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