slip and fall

Wet floor consequence

Slip and fall is a legal term for an accident in which someone slips, trips, or falls on another party's property due to a hazardous condition such as a wet floor, icy sidewalk, or uneven surface.

These cases fall under premises liability law, where property owners may be held responsible for injuries if they failed to maintain safe conditions or warn of dangers.

She filed a slip and fall claim after breaking her wrist in the grocery store.

Related

concussion · fracture · broken hip · personal injury · wet · trip · spill · pain · duty of care · sprain · black ice · stair · ice · tumble · skid · puddle · tile · slick

Categories
Opposites
intentionality of movement

slip and fallcontrolled descent

Intentional, regulated falling

dive · jump · leap · take a knee · pratfall

vertical direction

slip and fallstand up

Rise to feet

rise · get up · climb · ascend · spring up

stability and balance

slip and fallstand firm

Refuse to retreat

hold one's ground · plant one's feet

Family

fall, slip

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G