Can successful claims be made for injuries sustained when I fell after slipping on ice during work?
Yes. Although these claims can be more challenging, we have had substantial success on these claims over the years. The key ingredients to successful claims will be written notice to the property owner within 30 days (all is not lost if the letter is not sent on time); the fall occurs on property not owned or maintained by your employer; and well documented reports and photographs of the scene. There are many factors such as improper dainage, dripping gutters, and foot and car traffic that make such ice accumulations dangerous. Further, there is often inadequate lighting and railings, which present a separate basis for such claims. In one case, an injured officer received $95,000 after slipping on freshly formed ice in a local parking lot while exiting his cruiser to collect Jimmy Fund canisters for the department.
