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Slip and Fall
Businesses have a duty to their patrons to keep their property/store free from hidden dangers. If a customer encounters a dangerous condition on the premises and is injured as a result of the dangerous condition, the owner may be held liable to compensate the injured person.
Business owners profit by having customers come into their business. Therefore they owe certain legal duties to the customer. If the business owner breaches that duty by allowing a latent dangerous condition to exist on their premises, they are considered to be negligent. And if a customer gets hurt, the owner may have to pay for the resulting injuries and medical expenses.
Once a business owner has actual knowledge of the latent dangerous condition, or they should have known about it, they can fulfill their duty to customers by making the dangerous condition safe, or by warning customers of the danger. For example, if a floor was just mopped, and it is wet, the floor could be considered dangerous because someone could slip and fall. It also may not be apparent to customers that the floor is wet. The business owner has a duty to warn customers that the floor is wet, usually by setting up a "wet floor" sign.
Most business have liability insurance which covers slip and falls. Unfortunately, the insurance companies routinely deny slip and fall injury victims' claims. If you've been injured as a result of a slip and fall, you may have a legal claim for compensation. Call The Attkisson Law Firm for a free consultation. You need an experienced lawyer to take on the insurance company.
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