Unfortunately, accidents happen and innocent people become victim to another’s negligence. It is very important to have a premises liability attorney on your side to help you through the litigation process. Please visit the premises liability website of David Best and Dutch Anderson.
Have you ever gone to a mall and thought, "I can't use the elevator. It might not be safe" or "What if I go down this hall and the floor is wet"?
A mall is a high traffic establishment with hundreds of people entering and exiting it each day. Many customers enter a mall without once thinking that it may not be safe. This is because the mall has a responsibility to its customers to provide a secure and safe environment. This safe environment ranges from keeping all wet surfaces marked to making sure elevators and escalators are running properly.
An unsafe public area may result in personal injury or even wrongful death. Many people are injured due to slips and falls from unmarked wet floors. Wet floors provide a hazardous area that may cause harm to any customer just walking through. Mall employees are in charge of making sure that any hazardous area is properly marked so customers are warned of possible danger.
Walking surfaces pose another danger other than being wet and slippery. Uneven side walks or broken walkways cause many customers to trip and fall. These falls often result in a broken wrist or spinal cord injury.
The property owners of the malls are held accountable for any injuries or deaths that occur on their property. This accountability is held in place by premises liability laws. Preventable injuries and accidents are the responsibility of the property owners. No one can prevent a slip and fall or a trip and fall. A property owner can provide safe walking areas so many of these accidents do not occur.
Improper Security
A safe environment does not only include dry floors and properly maintained equipment. It also includes proper security. Parking lots that are not monitored are breeding grounds for attacks and theft. Unsafe conditions in parking lots can be due to the lack of amount of lighting at night or other safety features that are necessary. Unsafe property like parking lots may lead to many personal injuries such as:
· Brain injuries due to blunt trauma to the head
· Spinal cord injuries
· Sexual assault
· Gunshot or knife wounds
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