{"id":25,"date":"2016-08-15T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=25"},"modified":"2016-10-25T12:18:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T18:18:31","slug":"knowing-if-a-company-is-responsible-for-a-fall-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/knowing-if-a-company-is-responsible-for-a-fall-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Knowing if a Company is Responsible for a Fall Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>So a person slipped and fell on the premise of a business. The company is probably in panic wondering if the person is going to sue and for how much. What&#8217;s best for a company to do is to assess the situation and determine if the business is at fault, and of course, contact the insurance company and attorney.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Was There Water on the Floor<\/p>\n<p>Once a fall occurs, it&#8217;s important for the company to look and see if there was water on the floor. This isn&#8217;t always a just reason for a claim, though. If there was a sign, cone or other labeling that states the floor is wet or to be cautious, it&#8217;s the responsibility of the person. The sign must be in plain sight, though, or the business could still be held responsible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Was the Area Damaged<\/p>\n<p>Holes, cracks and uneven sidewalks are common causes of falls. It&#8217;s vital that a company fixes the issues in a timely manner. In between the time the damage arises and the repair or replacement, the company must create a sign that states the area is damaged and the person must avoid it. Caution taping off the area is one way to prevent people from passing through&nbsp;the area. If the portion of the building is left for anyone to walk on without any warning, a lawsuit could arise from the fall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Winter Accidents&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When it snows and is icy, it&#8217;s obviously not the company&#8217;s fault. However, if a fall results from the business not cleaning a sidewalk off or plowing the parking lot, it can be considered the company&#8217;s fault. If the sidewalks and parking lot were maintained recently and it just kept or started snowing again, the fall wasn&#8217;t necessarily the business&#8217; fault. However, if the sidewalks and parking lot wasn&#8217;t touched, it can be considered the company&#8217;s fault.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To create a policy that protects your business and makes your business less likely to experience a liability claim, contact Jim Boyce Insurance, serving Charlotte, NC, at 704-364-9955.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So a person slipped and fell on the premise of a business. The company is probably in panic wondering if the person is going to sue and for how much. What&#8217;s best for a company to do is to assess the situation and determine if the business is at fault, and of course, contact the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insurance","tag-jim-boyce-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimboyceinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}