Who Is Responsible In A Premises Liability Case?
Slip and fall accidents fall under the general practice area of premises liability. Premises liability is a doctrine that states that an owner, occupant, or lessor of a property has a duty to keep their premises safe for people they invite onto their property. So if you slip and fall on someone else’s property because they failed to keep it safe, you may be able to sue for compensation.
To bring a successful claim, you must show there was a hazardous condition, and the defendants did not rectify nor warn you of the hazard. However, it must be a condition that the defendants knew or should have known existed. Consider a situation where someone spilled water on the floor at the grocery store. If the water was there for two hours, the store should’ve known and cleaned it up by then. But what happens if someone only spilled water two minutes before you fell? The store would not likely be responsible if they didn’t have time to discover or rectify the danger.
But proving liability is often complicated, which is why you need our skilled Hollister trip & fall lawyers representing you. It doesn’t matter how serious your injuries are—if you cannot prove the defendants are responsible for causing them, you won’t be able to collect any compensation.
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