With more than 4,700 stores across the United States, Walmart is one of the most visited retailers in the country. Its vast operations and high volume of shoppers mean accidents like slips, trips, and falls can and do happen. Whether it’s a wet floor, a misplaced product, or uneven flooring, hazardous conditions in Walmart stores […]
Have you slipped on an icy sidewalk or fallen on snow-covered steps? These winter-related accidents happen more often than you might think. When someone gets hurt from slipping and falling on ice or snow, it’s legally called a slip and fall or premises liability accident. Sometimes, these falls can cause serious injuries. If this happens […]
If you sustained injuries on another person’s property, the property owner or manager might be liable for the damages. Property owners are responsible for maintaining a safe space, and any failure could come back to haunt them. Whether the property is a shop, restaurant, park, or private residence, the owner should be held accountable for […]
People trip and slip daily with few consequences, but when another person’s error or negligence causes those incidents, you may have a personal injury case. Slip and fall cases are a type of personal injury lawsuit designed to help individuals who are seriously harmed after tripping, slipping, or falling. For example, someone might trip over […]
Slip-and-fall accidents, when someone loses their footing on a slippery, loose, uneven, or otherwise unsafe surface, occur all too often in Michigan. Injuries that result may be serious and include broken bones, head, neck, and spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and even death. Survivors may require extensive treatment such as physical therapy and surgery, […]
In a unanimous decision, the State of Michigan Court of Appeals recently overturned the Trials Court’s dismissal of our client’s lawsuit resulting from a slip and fall on ice. Goodman Acker is representing the Detroit, Michigan client. Our client was taking his garbage to the communal dumpster of his apartment complex when he fell in […]
Premises liability laws protect people who are injured because of another party’s negligent property management. Under these laws, injury victims can sue a home or business owner for the damages that resulted from their carelessness. Often, premises liability cases involve incidents such as slip-and-fall accidents that result from a property owner’s failure to repair a safety […]
One of the advantages of renting over buying property is that if something in your home needs to be repaired, your landlord is responsible for addressing the maintenance issues. Landlords, like all property owners, have an obligation to safely maintain the buildings they own. What if your landlord fails to fulfill their responsibility, either by […]
Corporations and property owners in Michigan have a duty to make sure their property is safe and free of hazards… so one would think. Michigan courts have historically held that if what caused you to fall was “open and obvious” the property owner cannot be held responsible. Michigan’s Open and Obvious Danger Doctrine protects property […]
