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Slip And Fall Attorney: 2 Ways To Prove The Property Owner Is Liable

Some of the most common types of personal injury lawsuits are those pertaining to slip and fall injuries. Many times, these kinds of injuries are a direct result of inadequate supervision, or outright negligence, on the part of the property owner. If you've suffered an injury in any kind of slip and fall incident, it is important to contact a slip and fall attorney at once. Lawyers that specialize in this area of the law can help ensure you get the compensation you deserve to get your life back on track.

Below are two ways a slip and fall attorney can help prove that your medical expenses are not only the responsibility of the property owner, but also that your injury was a direct consequence of his or her oversight regarding the safety of where the injury occurred.

1. Duty Towards Safety                                       

Property owners whose property is frequented by the public have a duty of care towards those on the premises. Whether you were on the property as a tenant, a customer, or simply accompanying another individual, any injuries you incurred as a result of slipping or falling represent a liability on the part of the property owner.

In particular, the law stipulates that owners must provide a duty of care towards individuals designated invitees or licensees, and even towards trespassers in certain circumstances. Invitees are characterized as persons who are invited to the property to conduct business. This designation also encompasses customers of any kind.

Licensees, on the other hands, are those persons who are on the property only to socialize, and include party guests, friends and family. Trespassers may also be entitled to legal damages if the owner should have reasonably known that trespassers were frequenting the property but still failed to warn of the dangers thereon. At any rate, regardless of which of these three categories you fall under, property owners are obligated to inform those on the premises of any potential dangers, or expediently remedy those dangers that he or she is aware of.

2. Standard Use Of Property Grounds

Your attorney can also argue that your use of the property was nothing out of the ordinary, and that any reasonable person utilizing the premises in a similar manner would have sustained similar injuries. This is an important distinction, since property owners are not legally required to cover the damages of injuries sustained by persons who were injured as a result of their own negligent behavior.

If, for instance, an individual slipped and fell when trying to perform a backflip off of a dining table, then the property owner would retain no liability as such conduct does not align with the normal use of a dining table.

Ultimately, slip and fall attorneys can employ a number of strategies to prove that the owner's duty of care, and your conventional use of the property, are two clear reasons that the owner is liable for any damages associated with your injury. To learn more, contact an attorney at Putnam Lieb


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