SLIP AND FALL

Slip and Fall Injuries

Ohio’s laws regarding slipping and/or falling one someone else’s property are difficult, yet Olsheski Law Co., LPA is committed to taking on these difficult cases.

Generally, property owners are not responsible for injuries to their guests unless they know of a dangerous condition and fail to provide an adequate warning. Even then, if the dangerous condition is “open and obvious,” the property owner may not be responsible for a guest’s injuries. Slip and fall cases are common in the winter months when Ohio’s parking lots and sidewalks become icy and slippery. Despite the frequency of slip and fall accidents in the winter, it is difficult to hold property owners responsible unless they actively contributed to a dangerous accumulation of ice and snow by, for example, spraying a sidewalk with a hose on a cold winter day. Natural accumulations of ice and snow that cause visitors to fall rarely give rise to a legal case against the property owner. Unfortunately, in many instances, even where a slip and fall has caused serious injuries, no legal claim exists.

In those cases where a property owner purposely obscured a dangerous condition or failed to warn invited guests of the condition, the owner may be responsible for a victim’s injuries.  Given the difficulty of slip and fall cases, Olsheski Law Co., LPA, can help prospective clients determine if they have a case and can take on the tough task of investigating and litigating a client’s claim for injuries.

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