Slip and Fall

Stores, sidewalks, and snow

People search falls in markets, on ice, and on broken sidewalks. Snow and ice cases in Pennsylvania are often searched under the hills and ridges doctrine, which is the rule people are trying to understand when a property owner says the storm just ended. A fall inside a store is a different search: notice, a wet floor, and whether an incident report was written.

The address is the referral fact. A city sidewalk, a private store, and an apartment hallway do not go to the same defendant. Many injury lawsuits have a two-year deadline. A claim against the city can require notice sooner.

What to send

The address, the date, whether a report was written, and the part of the body that was hurt. Photos of what you fell on help later.

Nothing on this page is a prediction of what a case is worth, and it is not legal advice. A message asks the desk to review the facts and refer them.

What to send

Falls in a store, on a sidewalk, or on someone else's property. The address and whether a report was written matter.

The useful first facts are the place, the date, the court if there is one, and what happened. Records can wait until a lawyer asks for them.

How a referral works

A message asks the desk to read the facts and refer them to a lawyer who handles this work. It does not hire that lawyer, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.

The lawyer who receives the introduction decides whether to take the matter and talks with you about deadlines and fees.

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