Wet floor signs are a common sight in all kinds of commercial properties and even some residential ones, and for very good reason. If a property owner fails to warn visitors about this type of hazard, they may be civilly liable for any injury caused to a visitor by that hazard. Unfortunately, property owners and those they hire to maintaining their properties sometimes neglect to notify visitors of hazards, and accidents occur.
A failure by a property owner or manager to fulfill the duty of care they owe to lawful visitors can serve as strong grounds for personal injury litigation. Phillips Law Group attorneys are experienced in pursuing compensation for wet floor accidents in Prescott, so if you were recently injured in an incident that you believe meets these criteria, contact Phillips Law Group as soon as possible to discuss your options for civil recovery.
To hold a property owner in Prescott legally liable for a wet floor injury, the person who sustained that injury must prove that the property owner directly caused the injury to happen by violating a duty of care owed to the injured person. In practice, this typically means showing that the defendant should have provided more warning about the relevant hazard after initially learning of it or should have done more to fix the hazard after initially learning of it. Additionally, if the injured person was visiting the property in question for the owner’s financial benefit, the owner should have discovered and addressed the hazard through regular and diligent inspection of the property.
Establishing all this through a preponderance of the evidence can require information from multiple sources, including but not limited to:
Support from skilled legal counsel can be key to finding, preserving, and making effective use of all relevant evidence during settlement negotiations or, if necessary, a lawsuit in civil court.
A qualified Prescott lawyer can also help proactively contest accusations of comparative fault made against a wet floor accident victim—in other words, allegations that they caused their accident through their own negligent conduct. If these accusations are not effectively contested, Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-2505 allows the court overseeing a case to reduce the total compensation available to the injured person in proportion to their assigned share of fault for the accident.
Even more importantly, legal representation can be vital to building and filing a strong claim within the statute of limitations for premises liability lawsuits. Under A.R.S. § 12-542, most people hurt in slip and fall accidents of any kind have a maximum of two years to file suit after their initial injury.
Suffering an injury because a property owner failed to warn you properly about a wet floor can be frustrating at best and potentially life-altering at worst. Fortunately, help is available from a firm that has been winning claims of this type across the Phoenix metro area for more than 30 years.
At Phillips Law Group, our attorneys are not afraid to go to trial if that means a better outcome to your case than private settlement talks will allow. Call today to speak with a team member about how we support victims of wet floor accidents in Prescott and how we can help you.
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