Slip and Fall Accidents AttorneyPersonal Injury Attorneys

Hallandale Beach

Slip and Fall AccidentsSlip and fall, also known as a trip and fall, is a personal injury claim or case based on a person slipping (or tripping) and falling. It is a tort, and based on a claim that the property owner was negligent in allowing some dangerous condition to exist that caused the fall.

A wet floor sign is used to warn people about wet floors and so prevent them from slipping and falling. Businesses often place such warnings to avoid negligence charges brought by people on their property. In many countries, if an injury results from a wet floor, the owner of the premises may be found liable for compensatory damages. Many lawyers specialize in such tort lawsuits. Sometimes wet floor signs are not enough. Effectiveness in modifying behavior has been shown to be enhanced when a wet floor warning is also presented aurally every 10 seconds by a tape player. Robotic cleaning equipment can use wet floor signs to know when its job is finished via sonar.

Common causes of Slip and Fall injuries

There are multiple prerequisites that may lead to slip and fall injuries:

•Carelessly forgotten foreign objects in the walking path

•Spills that are not taken care of such as wet and oily surfaces

•Flooring with varying degree of traction

•Weather conditions that are not taken into account

•Loose floorboards, potholes and poorly constructed staircases

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