Slip
& Fall Attorney Services
Throughout
Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia people sustain
serious injuries in slip and fall accidents every day.
These types of accidents can lead to devastating injuries
for victims and can be caused by a number of different
things including wet or uneven flooring, dangerous stairs
and cracked or depressed sidewalks. Sometimes these
accidents, and the resulting injuries are the fault
of the property owner.
Determining liability in a slip and fall case can be
very complex. In general, an injured victim will have
to demonstrate one of three things to put together a
legitimate liability claim in a slip and fall case:
-
The owner of the property caused the dangerous condition
that led to the slip and fall injury.
-
The property owner knew about the dangerous condition
and took no steps to correct the problem.
- The
property owner should have known about the dangerous
condition and taken steps to correct the problem but
did not.
Slip
and fall cases are typically quite complex when it comes
to determining whether the property owner is at fault.
Some factors that the court takes in to account are
how long the dangerous situation had existed, whether
the property owner’s attempts to fix the problem
were sufficient and if there was any negligence on behalf
of the injured party. If, for example, the slip and
fall occurred in an area where the injured person was
not authorized to be, the property owner may be absolved
of liability. Given all of the issues surrounding slip
and fall cases, it is critical that you consult an attorney
familiar with the law in Maryland, Washington, D.C.
or Virginia to get more information about a potential
slip and fall case.
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