What is a slip and fall claim - accident? What is a trip and fall claim - accident?

What is a "slip and fall" and "trip and fall" claim?

A slip and fall claim arises as a result of an accident where someone slips and falls causing them personal injury. Similarly, a person may have a claim if they tripped and fell as a result of someone’s else’s fault, such as stairs with slippery or uneven surfaces, broken surfaces or missing handrails which may have prevented the fall.

There are many types of fall accidents. They include (a) trip and fall accidents (tripping on an object); (b) stump and fall accidents (tripping on an uneven surface where something protrudes from the surface); step and fall accidents (falling from placing your foot in a hole such as a pot hole or open man hole); and (d) slip and fall accidents (slipping on a slippery surface).

In cases of falls, the property owner, occupier of the property (such as a commercial or residential tenant) and any maintenance company or person (usually hired by the owner or occupier) can be held to varying degrees of responsibility for an injury.

In Ontario, every property owner and occupier who has control of the property has a responsibility to keep property safe for users. The injured person can also be held partially responsible for their own injuries (called contributory negligence) since all persons have a duty to watch where they are walking (as lawyers call it "maintain a proper lookout").

If you have been injured in an accident, contact Marc-Nicholas Quinn of Plant Quinn Thiele LLP to arrange for a free consultation. Personal Injury Lawyers - Serious Lawyers for Serious Injuries. 613-563-1131 (http://www.pqtlaw.com/).