Have you ever slipped and felled? Maybe yes, maybe not; however, people who have suffered a situation like this know that it is awful and sometimes very harmful and traumatizing. Slip and fall injuries happen when you slip and fall down due to a hazardous state on the property of someone. Some factors that produce these falls are: water, ice, snow, unexpected modifications in the floor and reduced lighting or unexpected dangers such as a hole in the floor.
Every year millions of people suffer damages due to slips and falls; nevertheless the owner of the property can not always be responsible for the fall of somebody on something that he/she should have seen; remember: "everybody must watch his/her steps and where is going". Every slip and fall case has to be determined independently and depends on whether the owner of the property acted vigilantly (maybe that slipping was not probable to occur) or the person was careless and did not looked or evaded the thing in which he/she fell on.
The law must decide if the proprietor makes usual and detailed labors to keep the property safe and clean. If you suffer a slip and fall you must inspect the place where you fell afterwards. What originated your fall? Has somebody seen you fall? If so write the names, addresses and phone numbers of the person (s) who watched you fall.
If you or someone that you know has suffered a slip and fall due to negligence of the owner of a property contact your attorney and ask him/her about the possibilities of being compensated in a possible court case.