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39 Quinnipiac L. Rev. 323 (2020-2021)
What Constitutes a Reasonable Inspection? The Need for Expert Testimony in Premises Liability Litigation

handle is hein.journals/qlr39 and id is 347 raw text is: WHAT CONSTITUTES A REASONABLE INSPECTION? THE NEED FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY IN PREMISES LIABILITY LITIGATION Neal S. Krokosky* I. IN TRODU CTION .............................................................................324 II. THE BASIC CONTOURS OF A PREMISES LIABILITY CLAIM........... 326 III. CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE AND REASONABLE INSPECTIONS..... 329 IV. THE CASES ADDRESSING WHETHER A PLAINTIFF MUST PRODUCE EXPERT TESTIMONY TO PROVE A POSSESSOR OF LAND HAD CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE USING A REASONABLE INSPECTION THEORY .....................................................................................334 A. Some Courts Have Required Expert Testimony .................336 B. Other Courts Have Not Required Expert Testimony..........343 V. A COURT SHOULD REQUIRE A PLAINTIFF PURSUING A REASONABLE INSPECTION THEORY OF CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE TO SUPPORT THAT THEORY WITH EXPERT TESTIMONY............... 352 A. A Com ment on Cosio .......................................................... 352 B. The Need for Expert Testimony .......................................... 353 VI. CONCLUSION ................................................................................ 356 * B.A. (2004), M.A. (2006), American University; J.D. (2009), University of Wisconsin Law School. The author is licensed to practice law in Wisconsin (2009) and Kentucky (2014), and as in-house counsel in Nevada (2018) under Nevada Supreme Court Rule 49.1(h). He is currently Corporate Counsel, Litigation for Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliates. He thanks the following individuals for reviewing a previous version of this article: Robert L. Eisenberg, Tracey McDevitt Hagan, K. Christopher Jayaram, Frank Kasbohm, Charles J. Lee, Hon. Nancy M. Saitta (Ret.), Gregory M. Schulman, Justin Smerber, Phillip V. Tiberi, and Jazmine E. Thompson. Opinions and mistakes are solely those of the author. 323

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