Recent cases, where weather played a critical, if not deciding role in litigation and/or settlement include:
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Man-made icing of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, and streets from snow removal, sprinklers, water main breaks, water pipe leaks, and industrial processes.
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Property damage caused by flooding from heavy, but not record-breaking rainfall.
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Property damage caused by the wind associated with a thunderstorm during a cold front passage.
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Personal injury at recreational facilities due to wet grounds from dew or prior precipitation.
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Times of sunrise/sunset and the beginning/end of civil twilight in criminal cases and pedestrian and vehicular incidents.
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Roof and building collapses due to snow load or the combination of snow and rain.
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Construction delays due to extreme weather, such as wind, snowfall, precipitation, flooding, and temperatures.
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Weather-related accidents caused by wind or snow and ice at new construction sites and building renovations.
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Vehicular and pedestrian accidents prior to, during, or after a storm in progress.
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Vehicular accidents near the time of sunrise or sunset.
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Chain-reaction vehicle accidents.
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Indoor and outdoor pedestrian accidents.
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References are available upon request.
