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Pennsylvania Slip & Fall and Premises Liability Accidents
Have you been injured in a slip and fall accident at or involving:
- A home, a condominium or apartment complex?
- A business, a store or mall, a parking lot or workplace location?
- A wet, icy or uneven parking lot or sidewalk surface?
- A dangerous surface on an elevator or escalator?
- A dangerous sidewalk?
- A dangerous or slippery surface near a swimming pool?
- A construction site?
These type of accident are quite common, and account for a significant number of personal injury claims and lawsuits. Commonly referred to as “slip and fall” cases, they fall under the legal heading of “Premises Liability” cases. This is the area of law that covers these types of accidents, and determines who is at fault when they occur.
When is a property owner liable for injuries on their property?
Business owners and homeowners have the responsibility under Pennsylvania law to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition for anyone who comes onto the premises in question. When premises owners do not keep their property safe and you get injured as a result, they will likely be held responsible for your injuries.
Whether or not a property owner will be considered liable for injuries when another person is injured on their property will depend upon a number of factors, which are usually case-specific. For example, a person may have slipped on a wet floor in a supermarket, but if that spill was cleaned up reasonably soon after the substance was spilled, and the owner placed a yellow “caution” sign over the spill, he may not be liable.
Several factors need to be taken into account to determine if there may be liability, but in general, a property owner will be liable when the victim can prove:
- That the property owner caused the unsafe condition and the resulting slip and fall accident, i.e., by not cleaning up a spill, not marking it with a “caution” sign, or by leaving a store aisle open for traffic when boxes were being stacked at the top of the next aisle, causing the boxes to fall down and strike someone in the open aisle. These are just a few examples of many.
- That the property owner was aware of the unsafe condition but failed to take action to correct the unsafe condition (such as posting a “caution” sign or closing off an aisle of the store that was being stacked high with boxes.)
- That the property owner knew or should have known about the danger, because a “reasonable person” would have known about the danger and taken corrective action to prevent the injury that resulted.
What type of compensation am I entitled to if I am injured on a Pennsylvania property?
The types of compensation that attorney Jeffrey H. Penneys, Esq. will pursue for you are as follows:
- Medical bills
- Lost wages
- Pain and suffering
- Inconvenience
- Loss of life’s pleasures
- Embarrassment
- Humiliation
Jeffrey H. Penneys, Esq. has over 15 years experience handling all types of premises liability cases, including, but not limited to:
- Slip and Fall Injuries
- Uneven Pavement
- Broken Porch Railings
- Falls On Snow and Ice
- Stairwell Accidents / Damaged Stairs
- Improperly Shelved Merchandise
- Inadequate Construction Warnings
- Inadequate Lighting In A Parking Lot or Stairwell
- Security-Related Accidents (Assault & Battery, Robbery, Rape)
- Scaffolding Accidents
If you have been the victim of any of these types of accidents, please try to let someone in authority at the property know as soon as possible. This will include a manager, or employee at the property, as well as the homeowner if it happened at a private residence. It is also a good idea to take photographs as soon as possible that depict the defect that caused the fall.