SLIP AND FALL
Slip and Fall (also known as trip and fall): A personal injury claim or case based on a person slipping or tripping and falling. It is a “tort” and based on a claim that the property owner was negligent in allowing some dangerous condition to exist that caused the fall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_and_fall.
In Tennessee property owners can be found negligent in slip and fall cases for failing to repair or to warn of the following hazards:
• A wet or slippery floor.*
• Icy or slippery parking lots and surrounding areas.
• Unsafe staircases (inadequate handrails, loose carpet, loose boards).
• Equipment or material left on the ground.
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• Unseen holes in the ground.
• Inadequate lighting.
• Poorly maintained steps.
• Improperly maintained walking surfaces such as uneven or cracked sidewalks.
*If a store, restaurant, place of public business fails to clean up a known spill or has not marked off the area that could cause a fall, they may be liable for injuries as a result of the fall.
It is important to obtain photographs of the scene of where the incident occurred as soon as possible after the incident before the property owner corrects the hazard.
Any property owner, whether a business, retail company or homeowner, has certain safety standards he or she is expected to live up to. Fortunately, legal recourse may be available to recover compensation from the party responsible for your fall. If your slip and fall was the result of another’s negligence, you may be entitled to monetary damages for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and other losses you may have incurred. To find out if you qualify for a monetary recovery, contact RON KIM LAW by calling our office or completing the contact form.
BEWARE: Tennessee law gives you ONE year from the date of your accident to file a claim against the party at fault. Time is of the essence.
