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Slip, Trip & Fall

Premises liability for injuries caused by unsafe conditions

Our lawyers have experience successfully handling slip and fall cases. Slippery or improperly maintained floors, walkways, and stairs can create dangerous conditions that expose others to an unnecessary risk of injury.

Common defenses

In Mississippi, a retail business is not liable simply because a customer is injured while on business property. Before a business can be held liable, you must prove that the business did something negligent. For example, if you can show that you fell because of a slippery condition that was not timely cleaned up, the business may be liable.

Business owners should eliminate risks

Slippery and improperly maintained floors and walkways can create dangerous or unsafe situations that expose others to an unnecessary risk of injury. Business owners are obligated to maintain floors and sidewalks in a reasonably safe condition, or to warn customers of any unsafe conditions on the property.

Dangerous stairs

Stair-related falls can cause serious, life-changing injuries. Not all stairs are properly designed and constructed, and stairs can also become dangerous through neglect and poor maintenance. The result can be rotten wood, weakened or loose hand rails and support brackets, or a step surface that has become dangerously slick.

Coefficient of friction testing

Slip resistance means the relative force that resists the tendency of the shoe or foot to slide on the walkway surface. Slip resistance varies depending on the type of walkway surface, the surface of the foot, and any substance present on the floor.