Slip & fall is a term used for a personal injury case where a person slips and falls, and is injured on someone else’s property. These cases usually come under the category of cases known as premises liability claims, because slip and fall accidents usually occur on the property owned or maintained by someone else. This person may be held responsible for your accident.
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When he went to the loading doc, on his way back carrying a large bundle of items he walked though the same area and he tripped and fell due to a hose that had been left right in the middle of the walkway. He fell on his right shoulder. Because of this he suffered a tear to his rotator cuff and aggravated an arthritic condition in his low back.
We brought claim against the retail store, claiming that they were negligent. They said he was at fault for causing his own accident and that he shouldn’t have been there. Though discovery in the case we were able to learn that someone from the courtesy booth had brought the hose down to dispose of in the dumpster. But instead had left itin the open. And and then my client came along and tripped on that hose. Also my client had every right to be there because as a licensy he was properly in that area. And that he wasn’t at fault for causing that accident because the items he was carrying blocked his view of the floor.
Though that discovery process we were able to pursue the insurance company for the store decided to pursue this matter and the insurance company for the store decided to mediate the case, come to settle the case rather then take it to trial. At mediation we received a large settlement, that compensated my client for his medical bills, his lost wages, his pain and suffering, and his permanent impairment as a result of the injury.
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The Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone is experienced in handling slip and fall liability cases.
Slip and Fall:
- Dangerous conditions of a restaurant, supermarket, store or private home, such as torn carpeting, changes in flooring, poor lighting or a wet floor
- Negligent care of a sidewalk or publicly owned area, such as a pothole in the ground
- Unsafe or narrow stairways
- Safety code violations
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