Every day innocent victims are injured or killed in Nevada auto accidents. Our attorneys can help you to get justice and compensation.
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Dangerous flooring causes countless slip-and-fall accidents in Nevada hotel/casinos, restaurants, bars, arenas, stores, parks, schools, and private homes. To recover money for their injuries, dangerous flooring victims can bring negligence and/or products liability claims against the responsible parties.
The four parties that I sue on behalf of dangerous flooring victims in Nevada are:
In my experience, dangerous flooring lawsuits involve one or both of the following claims: negligence and/or products liability.
In dangerous flooring lawsuits against the property owner, flooring installer and general contractor, you would bring a negligence claim. Negligence has four elements that you need to prove:
Example: Meg slips on an uneven paving stone outside of a Las Vegas casino. Here, Meg could bring negligence lawsuits against:
• the casino on the basis of premises liability for failing to keep the grounds safe for customers; and/or
• the installer who did a subpar job installing the stone.
Other examples of negligence related to flooring accidents that I frequently see include:
To help prove negligence occurred, I work with investigators to compile evidence like photos, witness statements, receipts, installation manuals, and medical records.
If the dangerous flooring was due to a manufacturing defect in the flooring itself, you may have a products liability claim. The three types of defects are:
Manufacturers are held strictly liable, meaning they are responsible regardless of fault. Instead, you must prove that:
Nevada’s modified comparative negligence law allows you to recover damages for your injuries as long as you were no more than 50% at fault. The court then takes your total damages and reduces them by your percentage of fault: The difference is what you take home.3
Example: Pam is running through a supermarket when she slips and breaks her leg on some wet flooring. Pam sues the supermarket for $10,000 in damages for failing to put out a “wet floor” sign, but the court finds her 50% at fault for running. Therefore Pam can receive $5,000 in damages (half of $10,000).
In every dangerous flooring lawsuit, I pursue all your compensatory damages such as:
If wrongful death cases, I also pursue reimbursements for funeral expenses and “loss of support” for the family.
Ultimately, the degree of the injuries determine the potential payout. In my experience, venues prefer to negotiate out of court and offer a favorable settlement in order to avoid negative press.
The statute of limitations to bring a negligence lawsuit in Nevada is two years after you discover you are injured. To bring a products liability lawsuit, the statute of limitations is four years after you discover you are injured.4
There are many types of flooring that could potentially cause slips, trips, and falls if not properly installed, maintained, or designed:
If you have suffered an injury from unsafe flooring conditions in Nevada, some important steps to take include:
For information on preventing slips and falls, refer to:
A former Los Angeles prosecutor, attorney Neil Shouse graduated with honors from UC Berkeley and Harvard Law School (and completed additional graduate studies at MIT). He has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, Dr Phil, The Today Show and Court TV. Mr Shouse has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Criminal and Top 100 Civil Attorneys.