With winter weather on the way, your chance of being injured in a slip-and-fall accident increases. Slip-and-fall accidents occur due to hazardous conditions such as icy, cracked or bumpy roads. Slip and fall accidents are common. According to the National Flooring...
Premises Liability
What is a business’ duty to protect its customers from harm?
When we visit a business as customers, we expect to leave in the same condition in which we arrived. Whether we go to a store to shop or to a restaurant to eat, we shouldn’t be injured in the process. But that’s exactly what happens, all too often. When is a business...
Proving fault in a slip-and-fall accident
It is unlikely that residents in Maryland and elsewhere consider all the risks and potential dangers they may encounter when entering a store or other public properties. Nonetheless, risks and dangers may be present, resulting in an unsuspecting patron suffering a...
How can wheelchair ramps be dangerous?
Many people in the Washington D.C. metro area rely on wheelchair ramps to access buildings. Whether they’re using a walker, wheelchair, stroller, etc. wheelchair ramps make buildings more accessible to everyone. Most of the time these ramps are there to help people...
The most common slip-and-fall injuries can be serious
Slip-and-fall injuries are usually regarded as not especially serious, but to the victim, this type of accident can have long-lasting and painful consequences. While such accidents rarely result in a death, they can cause permanent injuries that can seriously...
Slip-and-fall cases when the plaintiff is partly to blame
The law may entitle those involved in a slip-and-fall incident in Maryland to damages. Their eligibility will depend on negligence and proximate cause, as with all personal injury claims. Maryland laws for personal injury claims are stricter than most, which can...
What is a property owner’s duty of care?
The common assumption is that if you suffer an injury on another person’s property in Bethesda, the property owner is automatically liable. Such thinking is reasonable, given that you would expect no one would allow you on to their property without firstly ensuring...
What constitutes slip-and-fall?
One of the least understood law cases is slip-and-fall. While this is a very simple premise, figuring out what actually constitutes a slip-and-fall case can be challenging. The basics of a slip-and-fall lawsuit involves somebody falling down and another person or...
What is causation in a personal injury case?
Causation covers everything related to proving that your injuries were caused by your work accident. According to Lexology, the lack of causation evidence is the single biggest reason why injured workers lose cases and contested court hearings. Insurance companies...
When workers slip in an office environment
When people think about the different types of places in which slip-and-fall accidents occur, they may frequently think of grocery stores or retail businesses, icy roads or construction sites. While many slip-and-fall accidents occur in these areas, there are many...