Wet floor warning signs are a common sight in grocery stores, big-box retailers, and most other types of commercial property as well as government-owned buildings and sometimes even private residences. No matter where it is located, however, the purpose of a sign like this is simple. Landowners have a duty of care to warn you about hazardous conditions on their property, and if they discover a spill or leak in a public walkway, putting up a warning sign is the bare minimum requirement for fulfilling that duty.
However, not every property owner is as diligent as they should be about identifying, marking, and cleaning up slipping hazards, and sometimes innocent people suffer injury as a result. Unfortunately, the process of suing over wet floor accidents in Tucson is much more complex than you might expect. If you were injured in such an accident, contacting a slip and fall attorney from Phillips Law Group should be among your top priorities.
A sudden loss of footing can cause even an able-bodied and healthy person to suffer ligament or muscle tears, broken bones, and permanent damage to sensitive body parts such as the spinal cord or the brain. Children and elderly adults are particularly likely to sustain serious harm from this kind of accident. When filing civil suit over a slippery floor injury in Tucson, it is important to account not only for immediately obvious expenses such as emergency medical bills and missed paychecks at work but also for reasonably predictable future losses such as the costs of physical therapy, lost working and earning capacity, and other out-of-pocket expenses.
The physical pain and suffering someone experiences in the days and weeks after getting hurt in a slip and fall can and should be factored into any lawsuit or settlement demand they pursue over the incident. It may also be crucial to consider other forms of non-economic harm such as emotional anguish, psychological trauma, and lost overall enjoyment of life, especially if the effects of a slip and fall injury can be expected to persist for years or decades after the accident initially occurred.
The absence of a warning sign near a wet floor does not always mean a landowner is automatically at fault for injuries caused by that hazard, nor does the presence of a warning sign automatically absolve a landowner of all liability for an accident. In both scenarios, civil fault for Tucson wet surface accidents depends on whether a defendant landowner’s actions violated the duty of care they owed to a specific visitor—for example, if they failed to provide any warning of a wet floor at all to any lawful visitor, or if they failed to regularly inspect their property in order to protect a customer.
It is not uncommon for landowners to accuse slip and fall victims of being partially at fault for causing their injuries through their own negligent behavior, such as running in an area where they should have been walking or wearing shoes with no tread. Support from legal counsel can be key to effectively contesting allegations of comparative fault and avoiding a loss of compensation in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes § 12-2505.
Slipping on an unmarked wet floor can be a shocking and uncomfortable experience under the best of circumstances. If a landowner’s negligence causes you to suffer a serious injury, you could face financial, physical, and personal consequences for the rest of your life.
Fortunately, Phillips Law Group has experience helping people injured in wet floor accidents in Tucson and can assist you with taking proactive legal action after a slip and fall. Call today to discuss your potential case with an attorney.
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