Slip/Trip and Fall Accidents: Claims Against Property Owners For Unsafe Premises

Slip/Trip and Fall Claims arise from accidents on premises owned or maintained by someone else.

There can be hazards while walking through a store, business or residence. Property owners have an obligation to exercise reasonable care in maintaining the safety of their premises or warn others of dangerous conditions. Businesses are not responsible for all accidents that take place on their premises. The claimant must prove that the party that owned or maintained the premises knew or should have known of the dangerous condition that caused the accident.

Common conditions that can cause liability include:

• Broken or improperly constructed  stairs
• Lack of stair railings
• Foreign substances on the floor
• Icy sidewalks.

In some cases an engineer or investigator will be called on to evaluate and photograph the accident scene in order to analyze the facts of the accident.

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