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Slip & fall is the term used to describe an injury which occurs when you slip and then fall on the premises of a property owner or business. The slip and fall accident may have been caused by a foreign substance which made the floor slippery such as oil, water, grease or some other substance. Also, you may have tripped because there was an obstacle in your way which was not readily discernible. In Nevada, if you slipped and fell and sustained injuries, your case can be much stronger if the condition causing the accidental slip and fall was a violation of the building code. Sometimes, a Nevada Lawyer may utilize a safety engineer to analyze the site where you fell and were hurt. The safety engineer can evaluate if the unsafe property condition was a code violation or if it was likely to cause an accident to the average person. Additionally, poor lighting and lack of visibility can also be significant factors.
Nevada Slip & Fall cases are a part of Nevada Premises Liability Law. Under Nevada Premises Liability Law, a property owner can be held responsible if injury was caused by a dangerous condition - the property owner knew of the condition - and the property owner failed to take reasonable action to make the condition safe. In general, a property owner has a duty to keep the property in a reasonably safe condition and to warn people if there is a known dangerous condition. In Nevada, Premises Liability cases can include the following types of accident claims for damages: the failure to maintain property in a safe condition, dog bites, the failure to warn of dangerous conditions, negligent security, swimming pool accidents, and many other claims based on the failure of a tenant, property owner or business to maintain property in a safe condition. Here are some of the general rules of Nevada Premises Liability Law: The owner or occupant of a building owes a duty of ordinary care to the persons who are invited onto the premises. That duty includes the duty to maintain the property in a safe condition for use by the public. Although negligence is never presumed, the presence of a foreign substance on a floor generally is not compatible with the standard of ordinary care. Where a foreign substance on the floor causes a patron to slip and fall, and the business owner or one of its agents caused the substance to be on the floor, liability will lie. Water on a tile floor cannot, in good sense, be deemed obvious as a matter of law. The owner or occupier of a premises has the duty to a guest to inspect the premises to discover dangerous conditions not known to him. A Nevada Lawyer can explain these concepts and how they might apply to the facts of your premise liability claim under Nevada law. You can get a free consultation with David Matheny, Esq. of the law firm of Dempsey, Roberts & Smith, Ltd., if you were hurt because of the negligence of a property owner in Nevada. We provide legal services for personal injury claims throughout Nevada. Our office is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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