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Slip and Fall Slip and fall cases are complex. There are several different types and the below will only cover a few types. Each case is unique in its facts so the best thing to do is to consult with an attorney. Liquid substance on a floor-If you are injured because there was a liquid substance on the floor that you fell on, a few things must be determined first. Was the liquid an obvious danger in plain sight? Was the liquid sustance on the floor for a period of time long enough for the store personnel to have a reasonable chance to detect and to clean up the liquid sustance before you slipped and fell? Did the responsible party have a log of cleaning? We handled cases ranging like the following: rain water dripping from a leaking roof at a supermarket causing a fracture, a tenant breaking his ankle on a slippery staircase, a customer tripping over a neglected cargo net from the back of a delivery pick up truck in a parking lot. Another aspect that must be determined is whether the design or construction of the floor was defective. A famous case in Hawaii involves a superstore chain where a customer slipped on a french fry and was seriously injured. The french fry came from a fast food chain who was a tenant of large superstore chain. The courts held that because the superstore chain had rented space to the fastfood chain within its property, it was reasonably foreseeable that someone would buy food, drop food on the floor creating a reasonably foreseeable risk of harm and held the superstore chain responsible for the injuries sustained by the customer. Again, this area of law can be complicated so please consult with an attorney. |
