Bergen County Slip and Fall - Grocery Store Aisle Lawyer

Ridgewood Supermarket Accident Attorney

One who owns or operates a business establishment such as a supermarket and invites members of the public to enter for business purposes has a duty to exercise reasonable care for the safety of his/her customers. That duty includes the duty to use reasonable care to see to it that the premises are in reasonably safe condition for the use of its customers.

When the premises is not maintained in a reasonably safe condition because of the Owner's failure to exercise due care (that is, subjected the customer to an unreasonable risk of harm), the Supermarket (or business owner) is negligent.

All Supermarket and/or grocery store owners owe a duty of exercising reasonable care to maintain the aisles of its store in a reasonably safe condition for passage. You as a consumer have a right to assume that the floor of the supermarket or grocery store is free from obstruction as you walk down the aisle. While you are not required to maintain a continued surveillance of the floor or isle to discover hazards; you need to maintain a reasonable awareness of your surroundings.

Slip, Trip and Fall Accidents Can Be Very Dangerous

Most slip and fall accidents occur by slipping on a liquid or other object on the ground and your footing is lost. These types of slip and fall accidents may seriously injure your leg, hip or arm while you are attempting to break your fall, broken arms as well as brain damage and spinal cord injuries.

There are also accidents which we refer to as "trip and falls" which just like it sounds, is an accident as a result of someone's foot hitting an semi-permanent or permanent object, sidewalk break, seam in a carpet, door trim, ledging, tree root or child's toy. Most of the people injured in this type of accident fall forward and can suffer severe injuries to their face and arms. Additionally, severe head injuries can result if they hit their head on any objects while falling.

Approximately 75% of all slip/trip and fall accidents are caused by man-made conditions and/or the negligence of the property owner or one of their employees, hazards or liquids spilled onto slippery surfaces, such as the floor in a supermarket or grocery store. These types of spills result from both food spillage and leaking containers, or ice that has melted near the ice machine. There may also be a floor defect or improper lighting in a hallway or in a stairwell. A smaller portion of slip/trip and fall injuries are caused by environmental hazards or conditions resulting from weather.

Slip and fall accidents can occur nearly anywhere in New Jersey. These types of accidents are so common that they have occurred on such places as:

• department stores;
• parking lots;
• sidewalks;
• schools;
• shopping malls; and
• supermarkets.

Contact Our New Jersey Slip and Fall Attorneys

Receive a free consultation from our New Jersey slip and fall attorney regarding your accident. Once you have retained our injury law firm we will diligently represent you in obtaining compensation for your slip and fall injuries. Contact Mark & Galusha, about your Slip and Fall Accident today about any injuries you may have sustained due to a Slip and Fall Accident. Contact Mark & Galusha, and speak to one of our Assault and battery lawyers today by calling 888-734-8287 , or contact one of our local Offices by calling 908-649-0449 (Somerset County - Basking Ridge), 201-787-9406 (Bergen County - Oradell); 201-787-9406 (Hudson County - Jersey City). Also, feel free to speak to one of our attorneys online by filing out our "contact us" sheet on the top page of this website.