SLIP AND FALL CASES: “TRIVIAL DEFECTS” vs. “OPEN AND OBVIOUS DEFECTS“ It would seem that the Defendants in slip and fall cases have options open to them that can make Plaintiffs’ heads spin. A claim that a defect that was the alleged cause of a “slip and fall” injury was too trivial to actually constitute [...]

TRIP & FALL CASES “UNKNOWN CAUSE” Countering the “Open and Obvious” and “Not Inherently Dangerous” Arguments If the victim of a slip or trip and fall accident is unable to identify the cause of the fall, then the general rule applied by virtually all attorneys is that there is no viable case.  It is ultimately [...]