Responsible Parties in Slip and Fall Cases

In slip and fall personal injury cases, there may be a number of people who may be held responsible for a person's injuries depending upon the number of people or organizations linked to that property. For example, a business owner may not own the space he operates from, but only rent it from a separate property owner or real estate management company. In such a case, the business owner, a tenant of the property owner, and the property owner might both be considered possessors of the property, and therefore liable for accidents incurred on the premises. A person injured inside that business location might be able to file a claim against multiple parties for his slip and fall accident.

Violation of Relevant Statutes

An injured person can sometimes prove a property owner's negligence by showing that the property owner violated a relevant law or statute. For example, building codes can indicate what standards a property owner must abide by when pouring the walkway around a property. If the property owner neglects to abide by state building codes when laying a foundation, a person injured by cracked or slipping portions of the walkway may have a valid personal injury claim against the property owner.