Banana Slip and Fall Cases Are The Real Deal

During the summer months, people tend to take advantage of the warmer weather and spend more time enjoying the outdoors, cooling off in a swimming pool or taking a vacation. However, such activities also present numerous slipping hazards, both indoors and outdoors, that can result in serious injuries such as fractures, sprains and even brain...

Escalators are widely used in day-to-day life to enable individuals to quickly move between different floors in a building. They are located in malls, hospitals, airports, hotels, apartment complexes and more. Most people do not even think of potential hazards when they step onto an escalator. However, escalators can lead to slip and fall accidents...

In personal injury cases in Florida, the jury has to make a decision as to whether to believe part or all of the account of events presented by the defendant. They must decide whether there are any genuine issues of material fact. However, judges must decide matters of law, and they are required to permit...

A man filed a slip and fall lawsuit against Disney World for an accident that occurred when he visited the theme park in Orlando, Florida, in December 2015. Michael Amabile was allegedly injured at Magic Kingdom while waiting to view the Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Parade. He claimed he tripped over a sidewalk that was...

If a dangerous condition on someone else’s property caused you to slip and fall, you may be able to obtain compensation for your injuries through a lawsuit. Many people in this situation wonder whether they are still entitled to compensation even if they were partly at fault for their own injury. A slip and fall...

Workers get injured due to fall accidents every year. Unfortunately, these slip and fall injuries account for economical loss, pain and suffering, and even death in some cases. Because most of these injuries are generally preventable, workers need to learn how to identify trouble areas at the workplace and report any hazards to their employers....

University of Pittsburgh researchers received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to develop techniques for predicting the wear rate of footwear in order to reduce the risk of slip and fall accidents. The study is titled “Impact of Worn Shoes on Slipping.” The university’s Swanson School of Engineering...

When you go to a restaurant to eat, you often don’t think about the dangers that restaurants present. You are often hungry and want to get to your seat as fast as possible, and you may not be looking for dangerous flooring conditions, such as uneven ground, ripped or torn carpet, and spilled liquid. In...

If you or a loved one was injured when you fell in a dollar store, you can recover damages for your injuries and related expenses. Recovering those damages means filing an insurance claim. You must prove your fall was caused by negligence and then negotiate a fair settlement with the insurance company. If you cannot...

Suing Walmart for a slip and fall injury is a complex process that involves gathering evidence of negligence and liability, negotiating with Walmart’s liability insurance provider, meeting the personal injury lawsuit statute of limitations, and potentially defending your claim in court. While you can take on the challenge of suing Walmart after a slip and...

If you slip and fall at a La Quinta Inn, you should get the medical care you need and then take the necessary steps to protect your rights. Proving that a La Quinta Inn employee or owner’s negligence caused your accident is essential to building a persuasive compensation claim. Suffering injuries on someone else’s property...

Yes, if the city has the responsibility for maintenance and owns the portion of the sidewalk on which you slipped and fell and suffered injuries. If another entity (such as a private property owner, or condo or homeowner association) owned the sidewalk or was responsible for its maintenance, you may have to file a claim...