A basketball-sized chunk of Vermont marble fell from the U.S Supreme Court build

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A basketball-sized chunk of Vermont marble fell from the U.S Supreme Court building’s moulding façade just as a group of people waiting in line in front of the court to go in and hear arguments entered the building. The chunk fell directly in the middle of the path of entry up to the court. The marble façade had been inspected two years earlier and no indication of problems found. Those who had been waiting outside the building were very upset when they heard of the falling marble. If one of them filed a lawsuit for assault, is he likely to win?

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This can be a case of premises liability. The property owner can be held liable if an individual gets injured on his premises. However, in this case, no injury and physical damage had happened to anyone. So, no valid case can be drafted against the property owner. In case, one of the witnesses filed a lawsuit for assault, there will be no legal case as there was no physical and visible injury sustained by anyone. So, most likely the lawsuit will be dismissed by court.

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