A fall due to a defective stairway or railing can result in serious personal injures including fractures, head injuries and dislocated shoulders, elbows, and ankles. As in all slip and fall accidents, you must prove who owned or controlled the property, that they were negligent, that you suffered damages and that the negligence caused your […]
Slip and Fall Accidents
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By Robert Allison on March 30, 2012Chances are you’ve been to the grocery and seen grapes, lettuce leaves, green beans, etc. on the floor of the produce aisle. These stray fruits and vegetables are the result of customers who serve themselves from the open displays and represent a hazard to shoppers. Recognizing trends in premises liability and the nature of self-service […]
Slip and Fall Claims and the Law on Open and Obvious Dangers
By Robert Allison on March 30, 2012Who is responsible in a slip and fall when someone is injured by a hazard that is open and obvious such as a defect in a stair or an obstacle left on a traveled path? Until recently the law in Massachusetts held that a landowners duty to protect lawful visitors against dangerous conditions on his […]
Slip and Fall Claims and the Law on Snow and Ice
By Robert Allison on March 30, 2012
In the slip and fall case of Papadopoulos v. Target Corporation, 457 Mass. 368 (2010), the highest court in Massachusetts drastically changed the law with regard to liability resulting from the hazards created by snow and ice. Prior to the change the law stated that if someone slipped and fell on a natural accumulation of […]
Causes of Slip and Fall Injuries
By Robert Allison on September 11, 2010 There are a number of different causes of slip and fall injuries including holes, protrusions, foreign substances and snow and ice. Here, we will discuss foreign substances, snow and ice, defects in public ways, and when notice is required. FOREIGN SUBSTANCES Many slip and fall injuries are caused by slip and falls on foreign substances. […]
