Most of the time, when people slip or trip on something, they can catch themselves. Even if they do fall, people are often able to avoid severe injury by breaking their falls. However, not everyone is as lucky. Some falls result in devastating injuries that can interfere with a person’s quality of life.
Our dedicated attorneys have successfully helped people recover compensation for injuries they suffer due to many common causes of slip and falls in Albuquerque.
Property owners have a duty of care to keep their premises in a reasonably safe condition for people who visit. Serious falls can occur in many different ways and in a wide variety of locations. Under the theory of premises liability law, if that fall occurs on someone else’s property, that property owner could be legally responsible for the cost of the injured person’s injuries.
Our determined Albuquerque legal team has extensive experience fighting lawsuits involving slip and falls that occurred for many causes.
Falls can happen in both exterior and interior locations. When a fall occurs inside or outside someone’s house or place of business, the property owner could be liable for the visitor’s injuries if the fall happened because the property had a dangerous condition on it.
People often slip because the floor they walk on is wet. Wet floors can occur from spilled liquids, such as when a jar falls and breaks on a grocery store floor. Property owners and store managers owe a duty to visitors and customers to clean up all spills that result in wet or slippery floors. Wet floors can also occur when someone cleans the floor. To avoid liability, a store manager or owner could put up a sign warning customers that the floors are wet or freshly mopped.
People also are at risk of harm from walking on damaged flooring that causes uneven walking surfaces. Ripped carpeting, bunched-up rugs, protruding electrical cords, and broken tiles are examples of damaged flooring that can cause problems.
People frequently trip over objects that should not be in walkways, such as items that fell from store shelves or trash in a walking path.
Many slip and falls occur on staircases and steps. Accidents frequently occur due to missing or broken handrails or broken steps.
Uncleared ice or snow in entryways and walkways pose a significant hazard to visitors.
Potholes in driveways and parking lots can cause problems for unsuspecting visitors.
When an area does not have sufficient lighting, people can trip over anything because they cannot see what is in front of them.
A lawyer from Albuquerque could skillfully investigate a slip and fall accident to learn the causes. The attorney could learn more information about the property hazard that led to the accident in order to build a strong compensation claim.
You can trip and fall for many reasons. When you fall for any of the common causes of slip and falls in Albuquerque, you are at risk of experiencing serious harm. You need help from an experienced legal team who knows how to guide you.
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