Slip and fall accidents comprise the bulk of personal injury lawsuits. They can be caused by a number of conditions. Some of these include icy pathways and sidewalks that are common in areas in the Northern climates during the wintertime. Kids and pedestrians can easily slip and fall on these.
Slippery floors in stores and buildings tend to be the result of carelessness. These can and have led to many slip and fall accidents. It’s generally not hard to find the guilty party – it tends to be the person or people who own the building(s) where the slip and fall accident occurred.
Slip and fall accidents are commonly caused by the following conditions. You have many legal options in terms of holding the guilty party responsible in these incidences.
Ice or snow outside of a building
Most people shoved ice and snow off of their driveways and/or building premises. The law may not require them to do so, however, these people do this because they know that they can be held legally liable if a slip and fall accident were to ever occur on their premises. Some common instances of slip and fall accidents because of exterior ice and/or snow buildup include –
● Ice accumulates on a rooftop, it melting and dripping off onto a sidewalk where it subsequently refreezes.
● Sloping parking lots that accumulate ice patches that melt and then refreeze into slippery ice.
Property owners must remove ice on their premises in a diligent manner. They can do it themselves or hire a company for snow removal for the duration of the winters so they are absolved of such legal issues.
Insufficient outdoor lighting
Places that are not adequately lit (especially at night) can and have led to many slip and fall accidents.
Parking lots
It’s the parking lot owner’s job to ensure that his or her parking lots are always safe for pedestrians to travel on.
Sidewalks
Business owners generally don’t have to worry about the conditions of the sidewalks outside of their establishments. There is an exception though. Business owners whose businesses are next to sidewalks that are exclusively used by customers are required by law to keep these safe at all times!
Hire a good personal injury lawyer in London for a fair and accurate review of your case. He or she will be able to give you a fair and accurate estimate regarding the value of medical bills and missed work that you have incurred because of your slip and fall accident. Trying to do it all on your own doesn’t get you the results in terms of compensation that you want. Thus, consult with a lawyer to know more about your case.