Did you slip, trip, or fall on someone else’s property and sustain an injury? Attorney Chris Beavers answers your questions about premises liability claims.

What do I do if I’m injured on another person’s property?

What can you do if you’re injured on another person’s property? Well, the first thing to do is to determine why you were injured. If you were injured due to someone else’s negligence or due to the actions of someone else, then you very likely have a legal claim against that person. It’s important to gather evidence as far as what happened, to take pictures of the accident scene, and very important is to contact an attorney, because these situations can be very time sensitive and can be very difficult to handle.

What should I do if I injured myself on a slippery floor?

What can you do if you are injured on a slippery floor? If you’re in a business and you slip on a floor and fall and suffer injury, it’s possible that you may have a legal claim, but it’s very important that you do any investigation that you can at the time the accident happened.

The truth is, as the plaintiff in a lawsuit like this, you have the burden of proof. You have to prove that the business owner either knew about the condition that caused you to slip, or that they should have known about that particular condition. And that evidence may vanish very quickly.

So if you do have a situation such as this happening, it’s very important to contact an attorney immediately and do all the investigation you can.

What rights do I have if I fall at a store?

What rights do you have if fall at store or another business? A store or a business operating in the East Tennessee area has a legal duty to require that that business or that store be safe for customers on a day to day basis.

They have to take reasonable action to correct any defects that may be existing in a property, and if there are any defects they should know about, or they should have found out about, they have to take reasonable action to discover those defects.

So if you have a fall in a store that may have been caused by their lack of action, or possibly by their positive action in doing something, then it’s important to contact an attorney.

Can I bring a claim if I fall on snow, ice, or rain?

Can you bring a claim if you fall on snow, ice, or rain? In the east Tennessee area, we’re familiar with all types of weather and you can have a fall in the snow, or on the ice, or in the rain, and you can still have an active legal claim.

If it’s a fall that happened on someone else’s property, and they should have done something to correct that particular condition, you may still have a legal claim if they did not take adequate action to make sure that their property was safe for pedestrians or customers in that area. If this has happened and you think you may have a legal claim, you can contact me, Chris Beavers or you can call us at 865-546-2141.