Birmingham, AL Premise Liability Attorney

Failure to caution others of these potential risks and hazards, or failure to recognize and remedy a hazardous situation could make the owner liable if you are injured.

These are just a few examples of some typical cases involving slips and falls:

• A customer walking through an area that has just recently been mopped with no “Wet Floor” signage out to warn them.
• A guest tripping over uneven concrete on an area of the sidewalk in a subdivision that has not been marked for caution or remedied.
• A guest falling through a wooden deck on someone’s property.
• A customer slipping on a piece of food on the floor of a restaurant that has yet to be cleaned up and no warning signs.
• A dark restaurant that has not made warning signs to indicate the guest should watch their step.
• A customer slips and falls due to a grease spill in a parking lot.
• A delivery man slipping on snowy steps that have yet to be shoveled over a period of time.
• A customer slips on a piece of small plastic on the floor in a store or in a dressing room.

In addition to proving negligence, having evidence is crucial in these types of cases. You need to be able to prove the injuries you sustained as a result of the slip and fall. Having witness’ names, contact information, and statements or testimony, as well as written documentation, photos and videos will help build your case. As far as obtaining video, you need to have your personal injury attorney send a Spoliation Letter to the business where the fall occurred right away. This is a formal request for the business to preserve the video that they could otherwise discard.

Oftentimes, the owner’s insurance company will try to fight the claim by placing blame on the victim.  You do not want to sign any papers that the owner’s insurance company offers you without consulting your premises liability attorney.