Slip and Fall Injuries
With the holiday season fast approaching, many Tennesseans are making plans to travel to various destinations in order to spend Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's Day with loved ones. Many such families choose to unite in the many cabins, hotels, and various resorts that populate much of the Sevier County area of the Great Smoky Mountains, other families choose winter-vacation destinations, and others still like to meet somewhere warm to escape the bitter cold that often accompanies this time of year. The combination of lots of people traveling and inclement weather often leads to the formation of dangerous walking conditions in and around stores, hotels, cabins, and parking lots in areas where lots of foot traffic occurs and busy employees may not be able to ensure that conditions remain safe at all times.
Unfortunately, it usually takes someone suffering an injury before dangerous conditions like wet or slick steps, the absence of handrails, or the presence of walkway obstacles can be recognized or eliminated. It is not at all uncommon this time of year to see Tennesseans diagnosed with broken hips, ankles, or arms or some sort of head or soft tissue injury that was sustained in a slip and fall accident that can be at least partially attributed to the negligence of a business operator or property owner. Businesses that make a profit off of customers or their guests owe a duty to those individuals to keep the premises safe for walking and a violation of that duty constitutes negligence in Tennessee. When that negligence injures someone, that person is entitled to recover for their damages. This includes not only recovery for the physical injury and medical bills but also for pain and suffering, lost wages, and any other damages that can be traced to the fall.
If you or someone you know has been injured as a result of a slip and fall, contact a skilled Tennessee personal injury attorney today to get an assessment of your potential damages and explore all of the possible avenues for recovery.
