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Slip and Fall Claims
Under premises liability there are two separate areas
of the law:
- Injuries at Your Home and on Your Property
- Injuries on Others' Property
Injuries at Your Home and on Your Property
Under traditional legal principles, your liability
to people injured on your property changed according to the reason
they came onto your property. Were they there to visit, to sell,
to solicit, to fix something, or to trespass? A more recent trend,
however, holds land or property owners to a general duty of care
to prevent injury to anyone coming onto their property, unless the
dangerous condition was open and obvious.
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Injuries on Others' Property
This scope of the law involves the other side of the
coin so to speak. It is when you have been injured on someone else's
property and are making a claim against the property owner or owners.
This could be a claim against a retail store, your employer, a government
building, or your neighbor.
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