Slip & Fall

Slip & Fall – San Diego Injury Law Center

Fighting for victims of slip and fall incidents.

When you enter onto another person or entities premises, an entire list of legal norms are activated, likely without your prior knowledge.  There are a whole host of issues that must be contemplated when anyone is on someone’s property as the unfortunate reality is that many people in San Diego every year are injured while on someone’s property. If you are a victim of Slip & Fall – San Diego Injury Law Center can help.

If you have been injured as a result of a slip & fall incident, you need to take action.  Contact the slip & fall lawyers at the San Diego Injury Law Center today to schedule a free initial consultation.  In the meantime, below is a brief overview of the issue of slip & fall liability in San Diego County.

THE OWNER

Whether you own a property or you lease it, the law considers you to be responsible for keeping the premises safe for those who could reasonably be foreseen to enter your premises at some point.  It doesn’t make much of a difference if that property is private or exists as a business “ you need to keep the area safe and free of unreasonable dangers.

For instance, there is a duty to warn anyone who comes onto your property of any dangerous defects to that property, particularly those defects that are less than obvious, such as a tricky floor board that can cause someone to fall or a wet floor that doesn’t look wet.  Failure to properly warn people of these dangers can lead to the finding of liability against the property’s owner and/or manager.

THE GUEST

Guests on someone else’s property fall into different categories depending on the nature of their visit, and this is important because the determination of that persons status could go a long way towards defining any recovery he or she would obtain after an injury.  For example, if you run a business thats open to the public, any customer who enters the premises would be considered an invitee whether that person is specifically invited or simply sees an advertising sign.

A person can also be a licensee if he or she is on the property to perform a specific duty, such as repair the plumbing or to come in and clean the premises.  In fact, a property owner generally only escapes liability if the person who is injured was clearly on the premises without permission and against the will of the property owner.  This also requires that there not be an attractive nuisance present on the property that would likely draw visitors, whether they would be wanted or unwanted.

YOUR NEXT STEP

As you see, while slip & fall cases generally seem to be quite simple, they are anything but easy.  However, if you or someone you love has been injured on someone else’s property, you may be able to recover damages with the help of an experienced slip & fall attorney.  Contact the San Diego Injury Law Center today to schedule a free initial consultation.