A broken staircase is visible. So is a large hole in a walkway or an obstacle blocking the only practical route into a building. When someone gets hurt by a danger they could see, a property owner may argue that the condition was too obvious to create liability. California law is more nuanced. An open and obvious hazard in California…
Seeing water beneath your feet after a fall may make liability seem obvious. Under California law, however, proving that a floor was wet is not enough. The harder question is usually whether the property owner acted unreasonably in allowing that condition to exist. A successful slip and fall on a wet floor in California requires evidence connecting the hazard, the…
Walking, jogging, or running on a public sidewalk in California should pose minimal risk, but sometimes it can result in major injuries. Unmaintained sidewalks can result in broken or missing pieces of concrete, uneven surfaces, vegetation overgrowth, and other dangerous conditions. Tripping over your own two feet is one thing. But you should not be held financially responsible for a…
Walmart is one of the largest retail stores in the nation. In the state of California alone, there are about 300 Walmart stores throughout the state. With Walmart’s popularity and the amount of foot traffic going in and out of its stores, Walmart does not always do everything it should to prevent injuries in its stores. Luckily, Californians have recourse…
A slip-and-fall liability claim is a type of personal injury claim based on negligence. Broadly speaking, negligence refers to a situation where someone’s carelessness or purposeful actions harmed you. In a slip-and-fall case, someone else’s (like a property owner’s) carelessness created a hazardous environment, resulting in you slipping and falling. What Do I Need to Prove to Win My Slip-and-Fall…
