Slips on Commercial Building or Stores

Slip and Fall Accidents are very common because of the property owner’s negligence to properly check the area. Unfortunately, Slip and Fall accidents can be some of the ugliest accidents one can observe. They are the 2nd most common accident behind car accidents. On average 18,000 deaths occur every year because of slip and fall accidents. Property owners, Commercial or private property owners may be liable for accidents that occur on their land.

What causes Slip and Fall Accidents?

• Slippery surfaces
• Lack of Hand rails
• Uneven surfaces
• Inadequate Lighting
• Obstruction
• Clutter Floors
• Parking lot pot holes
• Bad constructed stair case
• Torn carpeting
• Defected sidewalks
• Recently waxed or mopped flooring
• Loose Mats
• Moisture collection

In addition -Slippery Surfaces: Most commonly this type of injury results as a product of a property owner’s failure to clean an existing spill on the floor, but often results from a freshly cleaned floor that is too slippery to walk on.

Failure to Fix: Often time, property owners are liable when they fail to fix a dangerous condition such as a protruding rod from the floor, holes in the parking lot, or a raised or hollow floor.

Stairs: Property owners may be liable where they fail to maintain a safe stairway. Often, this dangerous condition results from worn down stairs, or where stairs are improperly marked or highlighted.

Building Code Violations: Property owners are liable for slip and fall injuries resulting from their failure to adhere to all building codes. Examples include unacceptable handrails, violations of stair height and depth, or improper building maintenance

Common Injures in a Slip and Fall case:

• 5% of Slip and Fall cases cause fractures- especially hip fractures
• Bruising, scrapes or cuts
• Broken bones, fractures, twists, sprains
• Head or Brain injuries – concussion, puncture wound, skull or neck bone damage, death
• Spinal column – injuries can lead to paralysis or death

Who is liable?

In order to recover from a slip and fall accident, a victim has the burden of proving that the property owner created a dangerous or unreasonable condition on the premises. In other words, the slip and fall accident would not have happened but for the property owners fail to take reasonable measures to repair the dangerous condition, or plainly notify of its existence. Consequently, to be held legally responsible for your slip and fall, one of the following must be true:

The property owner caused the dangerous condition that led to the slip and fall or failed to properly maintain the property.

The Property owner is aware of the dangerous condition of his or her property but does nothing to remedy to the problem

Most commonly, a reasonable property owner should have known of the dangerous condition because a reasonably prudent person would have noticed and fixed it.

Here at The LA Law Firm, you need a specialized slip and fall attorney that is willing to fight for you and look out for your best interest.

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