On this week’s episode of The Verdict, we sat down with Bryan Partner Kathryn Knotts to discuss slip and fall and premises liability. Premises liability is a tricky area of the law. Understanding your next steps in a slip and fall is crucial to securing justice.
Carlson Law Firm client Cassie Kavanaugh filed a slip and fall lawsuit against the Early Rudder Freeway Stripes in Bryan. Kavanaugh stopped at the store to use the restroom and purchase items. When she exited the restroom, an unmarked wet floor caused her to slip, fall and hit her shoulder against the floor. Just moments earlier, a Stripes employee cleaned the restroom but left no visible wet floor sign in the location she fell.
Wet floor signs are important in warning people to step with caution on slippery and slick surfaces.
“I knew from my training in nursing that I needed to file an incident report with the store,” Kavanaugh said. “To them, if it’s not documented, then it never happened.”
Kavanaugh said the manager on duty asked her a series of questions in an attempt to shift the blame. She knew that she needed to ask for a copy of the incident report she filled out. The manager gave her a phone number to call to receive help for her injuries, however, her calls were never returned.
Unfortunately, Kavanaugh’s case isn’t the only incident that has occurred at this Stripes location. Carlson Law Firm attorney Kathryn Knotts is representing other clients with similar slip and falls.
“If you slip and fall, don’t assume you were just clumsy and fell,” Knotts said. “I find way too often that people don’t report their slip and fall properly. Without these reports, it makes it harder to prove the case.”
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