FAQs

If the owner or manager of the building or store was negligent in replacing a bulb or lighting fixture, or simply doesn’t provide adequate lighting, you could have a case. Inappropriate or inadequate lighting can just as easily be the cause of an accident as debris or liquid on the floor. If you find yourself in this situation, contact our slip-and-fall attorneys right away for a free consultation.

Different aspects of the law apply, depending on where and how your accident occurred. However, in ALL cases, it must be established that the property owner, agent or manager failed to keep the area where you fell in a safe condition. Law requires that the property owner knows of the dangerous or unsafe condition, or should have known, of the conditions.

These are the most frequent occurrences of slip-and-fall accidents:

• Falls in parking lots
• Falls in supermarkets
• Falls in shopping malls
• Slips in escalators
• Falls down flights of stairs
• Falls at the playground
• Trips outside of businesses
• Trips at school
• Trips on the sidewalk
• Slips on driveways
• Slips in restaurants

Under common law principles, a licensee is a person who enters a premises with the landowner’s express or implied permission for his or her own purposes, and not for the benefit of the landowner. A social guest is an example of a licensee.

If the owner or manager of the building or store was negligent in replacing a bulb or lighting fixture, or simply doesn’t provide adequate lighting, you could have a case. Inappropriate or inadequate lighting can just as easily be the cause of an accident as debris or liquid on the floor. If you find yourself in this situation, contact our slip-and-fall attorneys right away for a free consultation.