Slip And Fall Accident Lawyers

Slip and fall accidents can happen essentially anywhere in Los Angeles. Everyone has tripped or slipped at some point in their life, and it can occasionally be due to a hazard- of some kind- and on someone else’s property. Some of the most common locations include, shopping malls, restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, apartment buildings and hotels.

In order to hold the property owner liable, the unsafe condition must have caused the fall. It is simply not enough to trip and fall, or stumble or slip on someone else’s property to claim damages. Some common examples of unsafe conditions include:

• • Wet floor
• • Slippery floors
• • Potholes
• • Debris
• • Loose mats
• • Spills
• • Stepladders

A property owner is not automatically responsible for your injury if an accident happens on their premises. For example, if the owner of a convenience store has warned you about a spillage by posting a “Caution: Wet Floor” sign that you did not see because you were busy talking on your cell phone, then the property owner would likely not be liable for your injuries. However, if the property owner was negligent by not turning on parking lights in a parking lot because they were trying to cut costs, they may be liable if you tripped and fell on an uneven surface or pothole.

In California, the court will look at whether a property owner used reasonable care to keep a property safe. Reasonable care can be defined as fixing observed hazards, providing guests with warnings, conducting continuous inspections, and limiting customer access to high-risk areas.