posted by admin on Nov 8
A winter wonderland may be fun to sing about–especially on Christmas eve–but, if you are negotiating a treacherous parking lot covered with ice, bursting into song is the last thing on your mind. Slipping on ice is no laughing matter and, although falls may be funny in some slapstick type comedies, they can be downright deadly in real life.
After losing consciousness on the way to the hospital, where he spent two weeks in intensive care, he died of “blunt impact injury of head with epidural hematoma. If she fell in the parking lot she might not have a claim. It’s just not feasible, in cold climates, to maintain parking lots completely free of ice and snow. On the other hand, if ice had accumulated to a dangerous degree in the parking lot and the owners knew or should have known about it and took no steps to fix it then they could be liable.
If she fell on the steps to her apartment her claim might be stronger. Apartment omplexes normally have a duty to remove ice and snow that accumulates on stair steps. Law libraries are found at law schools, and, often, adjacent to court complexes. Most law libraries are open to the public and, during business hours, they frequently have a reference librarian or other assistants to help you find what you are looking for.