What is a “slip and fall” case?
This type of case results when injury occurs to someone who slips, trips, or falls as a result of a hazardous or dangerous condition on someone else’s property. It includes falls that occurred as a result of water, oil or other liquid being on the floor or some other item that caused a person to fall and injure him- or herself. In addition, abrupt changes to flooring, ripped or torn carpeting, poor lighting, or a hidden hazard (i.e., hard-to-see hole in the ground) which causes injury to a third party is generally classified as a slip and fall case.
This type of case results when injury occurs to someone who slips, trips, or falls as a result of a hazardous or dangerous condition on someone else’s property. It includes falls that occurred as a result of water, oil or other liquid being on the floor or some other item that caused a person to fall and injure him- or herself. In addition, abrupt changes to flooring, ripped or torn carpeting, poor lighting, or a hidden hazard (i.e., hard-to-see hole in the ground) which causes injury to a third party is generally classified as a slip and fall case.
