What is a slip and fall case?
You may be entitled to damages if you have suffered a slip-and-fall accident. Slip and fall accidents are a type personal injury claim that results from someone’s failure to protect their property. A personal injury lawyer can help you if you have been injured due to someone else’s negligence. You can get help from a personal injury lawyer to understand the legal requirements for proving that the property owner was negligent. Proving negligence is one of the key components of any personal injury claim.
Find out more about negligence laws in your state to see if you may have a slip and fall case.
Who is liable?
- If a property owner is found to be negligent and therefore liable in a slip-and-fall accident, it must be deemed that they: Knew or should have known about a hazardous condition on their property and failed to repair, protect from, or warn of it. If someone slips on a floorboard in a retail store, for example, the owner would be held responsible if they knew it was dangerous and did not repair it.
- Slip and fall accidents can be caused by a variety of hazards, including spills, leaks and loose or unfinished flooring, uncovered cables, cords and broken furniture and railings. The property owner will be responsible for any slip and fall that happens due to their negligence. In our example of a retail store, this would include anyone with control of the property.
How Can You Prove Negligence?
If you choose to hire a personal Injury lawyer they will collect substantial evidence to prove that you were hurt in a slip-and-fall accident and that the negligence of the property owner caused the accident.
What information will you need to provide?
Your attorney will need to gather the following: your doctor’s notes, video footage from the property showing the accident and what may have happened; witness statements; testimony from accident experts.
It is recommended that you call law enforcement immediately after an accident to file a police report. They will also be able to obtain important details for your lawyer.
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Summarized from an article by Banafshe Law Firm.
