It might be
trivial for some, but lawsuits the involve slip and fall injuries are some of
the most common types of legal cases handled by every personal injury lawyer in
Oklahoma. As it is, there are far too many unreported slip and fall cases in
workplaces. The numbers are causing worries for the local government.
Two elements of a slip-and-fall case
Fortunately, not
every slip-and-fall case needs to go to court. There are two elements that need
to be met first before the victim can even think about suing a person or an
organization managing the place where the victim slipped.
The first element
is establishing whether the owner/manager/one responsible for the place have
done everything possible to warn the plaintiff of potential dangers.
Furthermore, it must be established that the one who controls the location
where the accident happened knows about the potential dangers but neglected to
correct them.
The second
element establishes whether the injured party was careless (or more so than the
defendant). This means collecting evidence to prove such claims. For example,
if you managed to slip and fall while walking on a wet floor despite a clear
sign that warns a passersby to walk carefully, then your case might be deemed
weak.
Also, Oklahoma
laws state that if you managed to get injured while trespassing, your case
might end up getting dismissed. Of course, special circumstances apply if the
trespasser is still a child. The environment must not be appealing to a child.
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