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Slip and Fall AccidentsSlip and Fall Accident is a term used to describe a personal injury case in which an individual slips, trips, or falls on property owned or maintained by someone else. In Slip and Fall Accident cases, the property owner may be help legally responsible if he or she was aware that a dangerous condition existed and failed to correct it. Torn carpeting, cracked sidewalks, poor lighting, and wet floors are just a few examples of dangerous conditions that can lead to Slip and Fall Accidents. Slip and Fall Injuries are sometimes called premises liability cases, because it is the negligence of the owner of the property that causes the victim to slip, fall, and suffer an injury.

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Slip and Fall Accidents Resource Center

  • General Slip and Fall Legal Information · An overview of Slip and Fall, or Premises Liability Accidents, including a definition of Slip or Trip and Fall Accidents, information on the different causes and types of Slip and Fall Accidents, and a guide to Slip and Fall Accident Prevention.
  • Slip and Fall Accident Lawsuits · Information on Slip and Fall Accident Lawsuits, covering the Statute of Limitations, including a guide to filing a Slip and Fall Lawsuit, determining liability and proving fault in Slip and Fall cases, and dealing with insurance companies.

Slip and Fall Accidents Verdicts, Settlements and Class Action Watch

  • State of New Jersey v Tarlowe · Defendant drove himself to the emergency room of Union Memorial Hospital and advised the emergency room doctors that he had slipped on a piece of lettuce. Based upon his history, defendant was diagnosed as sustaining sprains of his left shoulder, cervical spine, and left elbow as a result of his fall.
  • Fairweather v Public Employees Retirement System · She sustained the injuries that served as the basis for her claim when a frightened mental patient, who she was trying to evacuate from a burning cottage, jerked his hand away from hers and they slid down the icy steps to the ground. As a result of the fall, petitioner sustained serious and permanent injuries.

Slip and Fall Accidents Official Links

  • The National Floor Safety Institute · The National Floor Safety Institute was founded in 1997 as a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to aid in the prevention of slips, trips-and-falls through education, research, and standards development.
  • Preventing Injuries from Slips and Falls · An article analyzing the types, cases, and causes of injuries related to Slips, Trips, and Falls.

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