Practice Area
Slip and Fall and Premises Liability
Property owners must keep their premises reasonably safe. When they do not, they are responsible.
Stores, apartment complexes, parking lots, and other businesses owe their customers and tenants a duty to keep the property reasonably safe. When a spill sits on the floor too long, a stair has no railing, or ice is left untreated in a parking lot, people get hurt.
Premises cases turn on proof that the owner knew or should have known about the hazard. That proof disappears quickly, so we move fast to get video, incident reports, and maintenance records.
Premises cases we handle
- Wet floors and spills in stores and restaurants
- Ice and snow in parking lots and walkways
- Broken stairs, missing handrails, and uneven surfaces
- Poor lighting
- Negligent security
- Dog bites
After a fall
- Report the fall to the manager and ask for a copy of the incident report.
- Photograph the hazard before it is cleaned up, and get names of witnesses.
- Keep the shoes and clothing you were wearing.
- Get medical care and tell the provider exactly how you were hurt.
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