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Establishing Fault in Your Avondale Slip and Fall Accident
Slip and fall cases are usually negligence claims. To establish negligence and prove liability for your injury, you’ll have to show the following elements:
- Duty of care: You must prove that someone owed you a duty of care.
- Breach of that duty: You must show how that party breached their duty of care.
- Causation: You must prove that your injury was caused by the defendant’s breach of their duty of care.
- Damages: You have to prove that you were, in fact, injured.
In a premises liability case, the focus of the claim tends to be on the duty of care and whether someone breached that duty.
Arizona Laws Relevant to Slip and Fall Cases
Every state has its own personal injury laws, and Arizona is no exception. Here are a few laws that often come into play in a slip-and-fall case:
Statute of Limitations
According to Arizona Revised Statute §12-542, personal injury victims have only two years to take legal action against the party who wrongfully injured them. The two-year time period begins on the date that the injury takes place.
Please keep in mind that there is much to be done in these cases and that insurance companies have their own deadlines.
Trespassing Exception
Arizona statutes require that individuals injured on the property of another can only bring injury lawsuits when their claim meets specific criteria.
For example, in Arizona, trespassers must be allowed on a property to be owed a duty of care. Since private property owners do not owe a duty of care to trespassers, injured parties cannot bring lawsuits against property owners if they are not permitted to be on the premises. This stipulation is outlined in Arizona Statute §12-557.
Wrongful Death Actions
In the unfortunate event that a person dies as a result of a slip and fall incident, Arizona Revised Statute §12-611 states that the same individual or entity who would have been held liable for the injury can be named as a defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Wrongful death actions can be filed by a surviving spouse, child, parent, legal guardian, or a representative of any of those relatives.
Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer Today
If you or a loved one tripped or slipped and fell on a public or private property you were permitted to be on, our team at Zanes Law could help you pursue a slip and fall claim against the property owner or operator. However, we need to move quickly to ensure you don’t miss any critical deadlines.
When we accept your case, our Avondale slip and fall accident attorneys will work tirelessly to pursue the compensation you deserve for your injury. Keep in mind that our services will cost nothing upfront. We only get paid when we win your case. Contact us to schedule a free case review.