Slip and Fall Accident Lawyer in Michigan
A property owner in Michigan can owe you money after a slip and fall when a hazard they should have fixed or warned about caused your injury. Our team at White Law PLLC helps injured people across Michigan, and what you do in the days after a fall often decides how strong your claim becomes.
When Is A Property Owner Responsible For Your Fall?
Premises liability holds property owners responsible for maintaining reasonably safe conditions for people who are lawfully on the property. Stores, landlords, businesses, and government entities can be held liable when known hazards are ignored or left unaddressed. These claims often involve hazards such as:
- Wet or freshly mopped floors without warning signs
- Ice and snow left on walkways
- Broken stairs, railings, or uneven sidewalks
- Poor lighting in stairwells and parking lots
The owner does not have to guarantee your safety, only to act reasonably about dangers they knew about or should have caught. Proving that knowledge, through maintenance records, past complaints, or video, often decides a slip and fall case.
How Is Fault Decided In A Michigan Slip And Fall?
Michigan splits the responsibility between you and the owner based on what each side did. For two decades, a hazard that was open and obvious could sink your case at the start, but the Michigan Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Kandil-Elsayed v F & E Oil ended that automatic bar.
So, an obvious danger like visible ice now goes to the jury as part of comparative fault instead of ending your claim. Your award drops by your share of blame, and passing 50% at fault ends pain and suffering money.
What Money Can You Recover, And By When?
Money in a slip and fall claim falls into two buckets: economic damages with a clear dollar figure, and non-economic damages for the human cost of the injury. Your recovery usually pulls from several of these:
- Hospital bills, surgery, and physical therapy
- Lost wages and reduced future earnings
- Physical pain and emotional distress
- Long-term care for a permanent injury
Timing shapes all of it. Under Michigan Compiled Laws § 600.5805, you generally have three years from your fall to file a lawsuit, and waiting often lets video footage get erased, and witnesses scatter before then.
If your injury occurred on government-owned property, much shorter notice deadlines may apply. For example, claims involving dangerous public buildings may require a formal Notice of Intent within 120 days, while claims against the State of Michigan can carry a notice deadline as short as six months.
Partner With US at White Law PLLC
Our Michigan slip and fall lawyers bring more than 150 years of combined legal work and have recovered over $1.4 billion for injury victims across Michigan. That track record reflects steady, careful preparation in slip and fall cases like yours.
Bring Your Michigan Slip And Fall Case To White Law PLLC
Our firm works on contingency, so you pay nothing unless we win. White Law PLLC puts your recovery first and learns your story. To put our slip and fall accident lawyer in Michigan to work, contact us online or call (517) 316-1195 for a consultation.
