Nashville Slip/Trip & Fall Accidents
Slip/trip & fall lawsuits in Nashville
In Tennessee owners and occupiers of land have an obligation to exercise ordinary care and diligence in maintaining their premises in a safe condition and are under an affirmative duty to protect guests on their land, including business visitors, by warning of or removing dangers of which they know or reasonably should know about. This duty includes maintaining sidewalks, stairways and hallways in a well lighted and safe condition. Larry R. Williams and his staff employ experts in the field of civil and physical engineering who give opinions as to the safety of various conditions such as sidewalks and stairwells.
Slip and fall accidents may not seem harmful at first glance. However, countless people sustain serious personal injuries in Nashville or other locations from tripping, slipping, and falling each year. In most cases, people are injured during a slip and fall accident on someone else’s property. All too often, property owners do not exercise proper precaution. If a property owner fails to remove dangerous objects from their property or clear unsafe conditions, and a person sustains an injury while on their property due to these dangers, the property owner is may be held responsible according to Tennessee’s premises liability law.
Slip and fall accidents can happen to anyone, at any place. Accidents of this nature often lead to painful physical injuries that take a great deal of time to heal. Common slip and fall accidents include:
- slipping on sidewalk ice
- slipping/tripping in parking lots
- slipping on wet floors
- tripping on dangerous, misplaced objects
- tripping on narrow stairs
- falling due to inadequate warning signs
If it can be proven that the property owner was aware of dangerous conditions, failed to remove or correct the dangerous conditions, and that the conditions existed for a length of time, the property owner may be held liable for any injuries sustained by third parties.
If you have been injured on someone else’s property, you need serious legal representation from the reputable premises liability and personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of Larry R. Williams, PLLC. Contact us for your free, initial consultation by calling 1-888-381-6906.
