Wallace v. Case Western Reserve University

It is always a pleasure to share good news and good legal rulings. Norchi, Barrett & Forbes is sharing with you a positive ruling obtained by our firm in the defense of Case Western Reserve University on an issue involving premises liability. We have attached a link below to a copy of the opinion issued by Judge Dick Ambrose in the case entitled Wallace v. Case Western Reserve University et al., Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Case Number 06 CV 591169. This matter arose out of the tragic incidents of May 9, 2003 when Biswanath Halder broke into a secured building on the campus of Case Western Reserve University and opened fire, injuring three individuals and killing a graduate MBA student, Norman Wallace.

The issue in the case was whether or not Halder’s actions should have been foreseeable to the University. Judge Ambrose wrote a very well-reasoned and detailed opinion that has wide-ranging positive implications for institutions of higher education. As we usually only hear about the bad outcomes in these types of cases, we wanted to take the opportunity to share a positive outcome and one that is well-supported by the current state of the law in Ohio on the issue of forseeability.

To read Judge Ambrose’s opinion, please click here.