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Slip and Fall Liability
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Arkansas: Slip and Fall Lawsuits
In order for a slip and fall injury victim to recover damages, there must be a liable party whose negligence caused the injury. The liable parties can include the property owner, operator, or manager, as well as any other individuals involved in creating the dangerous condition. A knowledgeable Arkansas slip and fall attorney can locate the owners of any given property by checking the appropriate government records.
Other examples of liable parties in Arkansas slip and fall cases include a carpet cleaning company, which may be liable if it failed to post signs warning of a wet floor or other dangerous condition that caused a slip and fall injury. If a business rents space from a property owner, both the property owner and the business may be found liable. In this situation, the tenant is the possessor of the property. A possessor might also be a party who manages or maintains the property, such as a management company. Some property owners and operators who bear responsibility for your slip and fall may not be as obvious. For instance, they may include service providers (such as janitorial companies). They also may include franchisors and parent corporations. Government entities can also be liable parties in slip and fall cases. A slip and fall at a public school, for instance, may impose liability on a local governmental body. If a slip and fall occurs at a post office, the federal government may be liable.
If an individual slips and falls simply because he was being careless and not looking where he was walking, he cannot recover against the property owner if the owner was in no way at fault. If a Arkansas slip and fall injury victim is partially at fault for his own injury, he might still be able to recover damages, but the amount of the recovery may be reduced.