http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 1 http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000301&title=Torts+in+Hockey&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P>Hockey is one of the more dangerous sports in which one can participate. It also involves a risk of injury to spectators at the ice rink as well. This article addresses the potential recovery by spectators and participants for... http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000301&title=Torts+in+Hockey&source=feed http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000332&title=Federal+Volunteer+Protection+Act+--+Preemption+of+State+Law&source=feed The federal Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) preempts state laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with the VPA. However, state laws that offer additional protections to volunteers are not preempted by the VPA. The following laws are... http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000332&title=Federal+Volunteer+Protection+Act+--+Preemption+of+State+Law&source=feed http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000333&title=False+Imprisonment&source=feed Have you ever been detained for questioning at a department store because an item in your shopping bag set off an alarm at the exit? If so, you may have considered suing the store for false imprisonment. In most cases, however, you would lose. ... http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000333&title=False+Imprisonment&source=feed http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000241&title=Defamation+of+a+Public+Figure&source=feed <P></P> <P></P> <P><STRONG>Defamation of a Public Figure</STRONG> </P> <P></P> <P>A lawsuit for defamation has the following basic elements: (1) making a false statement; (2) about a person; (3) to others; and (4) actual damages (if the harm to... http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000241&title=Defamation+of+a+Public+Figure&source=feed http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000334&title=Federal+Volunteer+Protection+Act+--+Exceptions&source=feed The federal Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) grants immunity to a volunteer who causes harm to a person while the volunteer is performing services for a nonprofit organization or governmental entity. However, a volunteer is not immune from... http://www.wotitzkylaw.com/newsletters/Personal-Injury/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000334&title=Federal+Volunteer+Protection+Act+--+Exceptions&source=feed