Establishing Liability in Fullerton Slip and Fall Claims

Although most people are fortunate enough to be able to get back up with no lasting damage, a simple slip and fall can sometimes result in devastating harm. If you recently fell, you could be facing a painful recovery period and countless medical bills that may be challenging to pay if you are unable to work to support yourself or your family.

However, if your fall occurred on someone else’s property, you might be able to pursue a personal injury lawsuit against that person to cover the cost of your injuries and other losses resulting from the fall. Our determined attorneys at CD Law have extensive experience establishing liability in Fullerton slip and fall claims and helping injured people obtain the compensation they need and deserve.

Who Can Sue a Property Owner or Caretaker After Falling?

If your fall occurred on someone else’s property, you might be eligible to pursue a personal injury claim against the owner, caretaker, manager, business owner, landlord, tenant, or anyone else in charge of maintaining or caring for the property. Property owners have a duty of care to visitors. However, this duty can vary depending on the type of visitor.

Licensee or Social Guest

If you were a licensee on the property, which means that you entered the property for your own benefit or for social reasons, such as a dinner guest, the property owner owed you a duty to keep the building and land in reasonably safe condition and to warn you of any hazards that they knew about but that an unsuspecting visitor would not know about.

Invitee or Customer

If you were an invitee on the property, which means you entered the property for the mutual benefit of both you and the property owner, such as a customer or business client, the property owner would owe you a higher duty of care. They would need to regularly inspect their property to look for hidden hazardous conditions, remove those hazards promptly, or warn you of that danger.

Trespasser

If you entered the property unlawfully, the property owner would not likely owe you a duty of care other than not to intentionally harm you.

Before establishing liability in a slip and fall case, you would first need to establish that you were a lawful visitor on the Fullerton property. Our knowledgeable attorneys at CD Law can help you determine what class of visitor you were.

What Types of Dangerous Conditions Could Cause You To Fall?

To succeed in a Fullerton slip and fall lawsuit, you must establish that someone else is liable for your injuries. You could prove negligence by showing that a dangerous condition on the property caused you to slip or trip and fall.

The following are examples of property hazards that could cause someone to trip or slip:

• Wet floors
• Debris in walkways
• Uneven flooring due to bunched-up carpeting, protruding electrical cords, or broken floor tiles
• Potholes in parking lots or driveways
• Broken or missing handrails on staircases
• Broken stairs

Our dedicated legal team could skillfully investigate the circumstances of your fall to learn more about the dangerous condition and whether the property owner knew or should have known about it before you fell.

Meet With a Fullerton Lawyer To Establish Liability in a Slip and Fall Case

Establishing liability in Fullerton slip and fall claims is not always straightforward. To give yourself a solid chance of recovering the compensation you need, you should work with our trusted local legal team. Our attorneys take a personal and careful approach to each case and are ready to give your case the attention it deserves. Meet with the skilled staff at CD Law today.