Premises Liability Or “Slip And Fall” – An Attorney’s Overview
A “slip and fall” can look like slapstick comedy — especially if supermarket spills or black ice is involved. However, the results aren’t funny to anyone who’s suffered from one. What’s worse is that the law places the burden of proof on the injured party: Was there a slippery substance on the ground? Did the defendant not take proper precautions? That is your responsibility to prove for a judge or jury.
Meanwhile, have you ever fallen? You probably weren’t in any condition to start an investigation. You were more concerned with the pain ravaging your body.
A slip and fall case is never straightforward or simple, no matter the fact pattern. The owner of the premises might be held liable for any number of reasons:
Once an injury is established, the infighting begins among the landlord, tenant, and management company as to who was actually responsible.
It’s our job as your lawyer to investigate and determine what caused your fall as well as what conditions existed that allowed it to occur. We conduct our own investigation, including witness interviews, testing, scene recreation, and more. This involves everything from taking depositions of security companies to analyzing video from security cameras to reviewing building permits to digging up ancient building permits.
Your lawyer must have the requisite expertise and access to appropriate experts (for instance, is your attorney familiar with material safety and building codes? Skid coefficients? Human safety factors?). That’s not something you want to leave to chance.
Injuries caused by the failure of a premises owner or responsible person to maintain the premises and to carefully maintain an area to prevent injury.
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MALIS|LAW serves clients throughout Massachusetts, with a central office in Cambridge, MA and satellite meeting spaces in the Merrimack Valley and on Massachusetts’ South Coast. Our local presence in these areas gives clients ready access to our firm and our resources.
While we can schedule meetings in any of those areas, we recognize that we serve injured people who may not be able to leave their homes to meet initially. Dan will come to you wherever you are to speak with you and personally manage your case. While we always want to get to know our clients personally, disabled clients also appreciate our familiarity with on line streaming services like Zoom , and our internet-based case management system allows for immediate data entry and a prompt commencement of your case.
Our central office in Cambridge provides easy 2-minute access from Route 93 in Cambridge, and steps from the Green Line Lechmere MBTA stop.
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