If you've slipped and fallen on someone else's property, you may be able to recover damages through civil litigation. Personal injury law is designed to hold the responsible party—in this case, the property owner—liable for your expenses. Slip and falls can happen anywhere, but there are a few common circumstances in which an attorney can more easily prove negligence.

Below are a couple of instances of these:

Hazardous Conditions

Your tripping doesn't automatically make the property owner responsible, but they may be held liable if they failed to properly address dangerous conditions. Owners have a legal responsibility to maintain certain minimum safety standards and to warn visitors when there's a problem. This includes removing ice on the pavement, posting signs to warn of wet surfaces, and ensuring floors and staircases are even and not too slick.

Public Places

While slips and falls happen in homes and apartments, they're extremely common in businesses and other establishments open to the public. According to Lighthouse Enterprises, the average restaurant has three to nine slip and fall cases each year. Falls are the top cause of injury in hotels, with 70% occurring on flat surfaces. Churches, meanwhile, see most of their accidental injuries on stairs. Slip and falls make up 16% of worker's comp claims. For all these reasons, business owners should be especially careful to keep the premises safe.

No matter where it happens, a slip and fall on someone else's property can cause serious injury—and if it does, you're entitled to compensation. A good slip and fall attorney can help you get the payment you deserve.

If you’ve been involved in an accident and require an attorney, Bellotti Law Group, P.C. in Boston, MA, offers representation in personal injury, as well as criminal and family law cases. Their attorneys are experienced in civil litigation and will help you recover financially from an accident. To arrange a consultation, call 617-778-1000 or get in touch online.