@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:700,800'); @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:400,700'); input, button, select, textarea, body, .lead, .font-body { &, &.h1, &.h2, &.h3, &.h4, &.h5, &.h6, .h1, .h2, .h3, .h4, .h5, .h6 { font-family: 'Lato', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; strong, &.bold, .bold { font-weight: 700; } } } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, .font-heading { &, &.h1, &.h2, &.h3, &.h4, &.h5, &.h6 { font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; strong, &.bold, .bold { font-weight: 600; } } } /*------------------------------------------*\ Main Variables \*-------------------------------------------*/ @baseColor: #a41f35; @buttonMain: #000000; @buttonCustom: #fff; @line-height-heading: 1.3; @line-height-body: 1.6; @pixelfont: 16px; @h1: 46px; @h2: 40px; @h3: 34px; @h4: 24px; @h5: 18px; @h6: 16px; @lead: 20px; @accent2: #5b5b5b; @accent3: #004CC9; @accent4: #6F6F6F; @accent5: #E8EBED; /* Do not touch */ @darkColor: #000; @lightColor: #fff; /*-------------------------------------------*\ Helper function \*-------------------------------------------*/ .mixin (@a) when (lightness(@a) >= 66%) { color: @darkColor; } .mixin (@a) when not (lightness(@a) >= 66%) { color: @lightColor; } ::selection { background: @baseColor; } ::-moz-selection { background: @baseColor; } .complementary(@_a){ background-color: @_a; .mixin(@_a); } .btn(@b:@buttonMain){ border-color: @b; .complementary(@b); text-shadow: none; &:hover,.disabled, [disabled] { background-color: darken(@b, 4%); border-color: darken(@b, 4%); .mixin(@b); } &:active, .active, &:focus, .focus { background-color: darken(@b, 8%); border-color: darken(@b, 8%); .mixin(@b); } } .element(@_arg, @font:@_arg) { a:hover, .sidebar-content .nav.nav-tabs.nav-stacked .parent ul a.selected, .sidebar-content .nav li li a:hover, div[role="complementary"] div > ul > li:hover{ color:darken(@font,8%) } a, .nav-tabs > .active > a, .nav-tabs > .active > a:hover, .nav-tabs > .active > a:focus, .nav li a:hover, .nav li a:focus, .navbar .nav > li > a:focus, .navbar .nav > li > a:hover, .pagination ul > li > a:hover, .pagination ul > li > a:focus, .pagination ul > .active > a, .pagination ul > .active > span, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-normal > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-normal li a:hover, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-pills-square > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar > li > a:hover, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar > li > a:focus, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar-top > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar-top > li > a:hover, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar-underline > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-underline > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-underline > li > a:hover, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-separator > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-separator > li > a:hover, .sidebar-content .nav a.active, div[role="complementary"] div > ul > li:active, .sidebar-content .nav li a:hover, .sidebar-content .nav li a:focus { color: @font; } .nav a:hover .caret { border-bottom-color: @font; border-top-color: @font; } .nav-tabs > li > a:hover, .nav-tabs > li > a:focus, .navbar .nav > .active > a, .navbar .nav > .active > a:hover, .navbar .nav > .active > a:focus, .nav-pills > .active > a, .nav-pills > .active > a:hover, .nav-pills > .active > a:focus, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a:hover, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a:focus, .nav-list > .active > a, .nav-list > .active > a:hover, .nav-list > .active > a:focus, .grid li a:hover img, textarea:focus, input[type="text"]:focus, input[type="password"]:focus, input[type="datetime"]:focus, input[type="datetime-local"]:focus, input[type="date"]:focus, input[type="month"]:focus, input[type="time"]:focus, input[type="week"]:focus, input[type="number"]:focus, input[type="email"]:focus, input[type="url"]:focus, input[type="search"]:focus, input[type="tel"]:focus, input[type="color"]:focus, .uneditable-input:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="text"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="url"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="email"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="tel"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="number"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="password"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error textarea:focus { border-color: @_arg; } .navbar .nav > .active > a, .navbar .nav > .active > a:hover, .navbar .nav > .active > a:focus, .nav-pills > .active > a, .nav-pills > .active > a:hover, .nav-pills > .active > a:focus, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a:hover, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a:focus, .nav-list > .active > a, .nav-list > .active > a:hover, .nav-list > .active > a:focus, .dropdown-menu > li > a:hover, .dropdown-menu > li > a:focus, .dropdown-submenu:hover > a, .dropdown-submenu:focus > a, .dropdown-menu > .active > a, .dropdown-menu > .active > a:hover, .dropdown-menu > .active > a:focus, .progress .bar, .progress-striped .bar, .progress-info.progress-striped .bar, .progress-striped .bar-info, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-pills-square li a:hover { background-color: @_arg; } .form-control:focus{ border-color: @_arg; box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075) inset, 0 0 8px rgba(red(@_arg),green(@_arg), blue(@_arg), 0.6); } .pagination > .active > a, .pagination > .active > span, .pagination > .active > a:hover, .pagination > .active > span:hover, .pagination > .active > a:focus, .pagination > .active > span:focus{ background-color: @_arg; border-color: @_arg; } } .home a { text-decoration: none; } .transition(@property: all; @duration: .3s; @function: ease; @delay: 0s) { -moz-transition: @property @duration @function @delay; -o-transition: @property @duration @function @delay; -ms-transition: @property @duration @function @delay; transition: @property @duration @function @delay; } body, p, .gform_body .gfield input, .gform_body .gfield textarea, .gform_body .gfield select { font-size: @pixelfont; line-height: @line-height-body; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, .h1, .h2, .h3, .h4, .h5, .h6 { line-height: @line-height-heading; } h1, .h1 { font-size: @h1; } h2, .h2 { font-size: @h2; } h3, .h3 { font-size: @h3; } h4, .h4 { font-size: @h4; } h5, .h5 { font-size: @h5; } h6, .h6 { font-size: @h6; } .lead { font-size: @lead; line-height: @line-height-body; } /* Scrolltotop */ #topcontrol { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-out; -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-out; -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-out; -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-out; transition: all 0.2s ease-out; border-radius: 3px; color: #ffffff; height: 48px; line-height: 55px; margin: 0 15px 15px 0; text-align: center; width: 48px; z-index: 10000; } #scrolltotop:before { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) #ffffff; border-image: none; border-style: solid; border-width: 10px; content: ""; height: 0; left: 28%; position: absolute; top: 17%; width: 0; } #topcontrol:hover{ background-color: darken(@baseColor,10%); } /*-------------------------------------------*\ Accent Colors \*-------------------------------------------*/ .accent { color: @baseColor !important; } .accent2 { color: @accent2 !important; } .accent3 { color: @accent3 !important; } .accent4 { color: @accent4 !important; } .accent5 { color: @accent5 !important; } /*-------------------------------------------*\ Custom Fonts \*-------------------------------------------*/ .font-custom1 { font-size: 15px; } .font-custom2 { font-size: 20px; } /*-------------------------------------------*\ Buttons \*-------------------------------------------*/ .element(@baseColor); .btn-primary{ .btn(); &:hover,&:active,&:focus { } } .btn-custom { .btn(@buttonCustom); &:hover,&:active,&:focus { color: #fff; background-color: #a41f35; border-color: #a41f35; } } .btn-custom2 { .btn(); &:hover,&:active,&:focus { } } .btn { text-transform: uppercase; border-radius: 50px; } .btn-lg { padding: 10px 25px; } /*-------------------------------------------*\ Header \*-------------------------------------------*/ .home .header-shadow { box-shadow: none; } header img.brand { width: 100%; max-width: 297px; margin-top: 30px; } header nav[role="navigation"] > ul:first-child { margin-top: 0; } header nav[role="navigation"] > ul > li { > a { padding: 10px 0; color: #fff; font-size: 18px; &.dropdown-toggle .caret { border-bottom-color: #fff; border-top-color: #fff; } } + li { margin-left: 20px; } &:hover, &:active, &:focus, &.active { > a { color: @baseColor; background-color: transparent; box-shadow: 0 -2px 0 @baseColor inset; &.dropdown-toggle .caret { border-bottom-color: @baseColor; border-top-color: @baseColor; } } } } .nav li a:hover, .nav li a:focus { color: @baseColor; background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent; } nav[role="navigation"] ul > li .dropdown-menu > li:hover > a, nav[role="navigation"] ul > li .dropdown-menu > li > a:hover { background: none repeat scroll 0 0 @baseColor; color: #fff; } .main-header .flex-box { height: 120px; } .main-header .phone { margin-bottom: 15px; color: #5b5b5b; .fa-stack { margin-right: 5px; font-size: 12px; } span.fa-stack > i + i { color: #000; font-size: 0.8em; } } /*-------------------------------------------*\ Hompage CSS \*-------------------------------------------*/ .home section { box-shadow: inset 0px 12px 20px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4); } /* hp banner */ .hp-banner img { width: 100%; margin-top: -450px; } /* our firm */ .hp-firm { min-height: 800px; } .hp-firm p { margin: 20px 0 30px; } /* I know insurance */ .hp-grad { position: relative; overflow: hidden; } .hp-grad .flex-box { height: 800px; } .hp-grad .img-person { position: absolute; left: 13vw; bottom: -70px; } .hp-grad.grad-right .img-person { left: auto; right: 13vw; } /* hp blog */ .hp-blog .row-condensed { margin: 0 -15px; } .hp-blog .row-condensed .grid { padding: 0 15px; } .hp-blog article .well { min-height: 340px; background-color: #dcdcdc; border-radius: 0; border: none; } .hp-blog h3[itemprop="headline"] { line-height: 1; } .hp-blog h3[itemprop="headline"] a { color: #000; font-size: 24px; } .hp-blog div[itemprop="articleBody"] { font-size: 16px; } .hp-blog h3[itemprop="headline"] a:hover { color: #a41f35; } .hp-blog article .btn { padding: 10px 25px; font-size: 16px; background-color: #fff; box-shadow: none; } .hp-blog article .btn:hover { color: #fff; background-color: #a41f35; } /*-------------------------------------------*\ Footer \*-------------------------------------------*/ .main-footer { font-size: 14px; h3 { text-transform: initial; } } .main-footer p { font-size: 14px; } .main-footer .col { margin-top: 13px; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -ms-flex: 0 0 30%; flex: 0 0 30%; } /*-------------------------------------------*\ Global CSS \*-------------------------------------------*/ /* shortcode lawyer section */ .shortcode-lawyer .grid { /*display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; -ms-flex-wrap: wrap; flex-wrap: wrap;*/ display: block; } .shortcode-lawyer .grid > li { /*-webkit-box-flex: 0; -ms-flex: 0 0 33.33%; flex: 0 0 33.33%;*/ width: 33.33%; } .shortcode-lawyer .grid > li > a { visibility: hidden; } .shortcode-lawyer h3 a { color: #000; } .shortcode-lawyer .grid > li > h3 > a { font-size: 24px; } .shortcode-lawyer h3 a:hover, .shortcode-lawyer h3 a:active, .shortcode-lawyer h3 a:focus { color: #a41f35; } .shortcode-lawyer .row.spacer::after { display: none; } /* Sidebar */ //In the future, we will improve to all of cases. div[role="complementary"] .flexnav a.current-page { color: @baseColor !important; /* edit this property for active page */ } /* Well */ .page .well { background-color: #fff; border: 1px solid #ccc; } /* HR line */ hr { border-color: #ccc; } /* Social Media Icon */ .fa.fa-linkedin { font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Brands"; background-color: #a41f35; border-radius: 30px; color: #fff; display: inline-block; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; margin: auto 3px; width: 30px; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 30px; } /*------------------------------------------- Bio's Long Content -------------------------*/ .bio{ height: 550px; overflow: overlay; } /* Hide scrollbar for Chrome, Safari and Opera */ .bio::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; } /* Hide scrollbar for IE, Edge and Firefox */ .bio { -ms-overflow-style: none; /* IE and Edge */ scrollbar-width: none; /* Firefox */ } /*-------------------------------------------*\ Media Queries \*-------------------------------------------*/ @media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) { header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li { > a { padding: 10px 8px; font-size: 15px; } + li { margin-left: 10px; } } .hp-banner img { margin-top: -220px; } .hp-grad .img-person { left: 0; max-width: 72vw; } .hp-grad.grad-right .img-person { right: 0; } .hp-blog article .well { min-height: 390px; } } @media (max-width: 991px) { h2, .h2 { font-size: 30px; } header nav[role="navigation"] { display: none; } .hp-banner img { margin-top: -130px; } .hp-grad .flex-box { height: auto; margin-top: 40px; text-align: center; } .hp-grad .img-person { position: static; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 350px; } .hp-blog article .well { min-height: 1px; } .shortcode-lawyer .grid { display: block; } .shortcode-lawyer .grid > li { float: none; width: 50%; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { header img.brand { width: 100%; max-width: 150px; margin-top: 20px; } .main-header .flex-box { height: auto; } .main-header .phone { text-align: center; margin-top: 10px; } .hp-banner img { margin-top: -60px; } .hp-firm { text-align: center; min-height: 1px; } .hp-firm .row > div { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.8); padding: 12px; } /* shortcode lawyer section */ .shortcode-lawyer .grid { display: block; } .shortcode-lawyer .grid > li { float: none; width: 100%; } .bio{ height: auto; } }

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Retail Liability Law

Black Sutherland LLP’s counsel can guide you through all the legal requirements that fall under ownership and operation of a retail outlet, including maintaining a reasonably safe premise and conducting regular property inspections.

Black Sutherland LLP will also work with you to implement preventative policies and practices that will protect you in the event of potential customer safety issues. The firm can counsel clients on minimizing the occurrence of product liability issues, including cases related to personal injury, economic loss, product recall and defamation. The firm’s in-depth knowledge of consumer protection laws and significant experience in retail defence litigation gives clients the reassurance they need when it comes to preserving their business and brand.

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  • Trip and fall or slip and fall defence litigation
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