Flint, Michigan Slip and Fall Attorney

At Charles D. Riley , Attorney at Law, we offer free initial consultations on slip and fall injury claims, and there are no fees unless we recover on your behalf.

When most people think of slip and fall accidents, they picture minor injuries from someone simply falling down. In the movies, slip and fall accidents appear as pratfalls for comic effect. If you have been seriously injured as a result of a premises liability , slip and fall accident you know that it is not a joke, and it is not funny. What you may not know is that you only have a limited amount of time to contact a Michigan slip and fall lawyer to help you recover compensation for your injury.

Skilled Flint, Michigan Slip and Fall Lawyer

Charles D. Riley, Attorney at Law is a Michigan slip and fall injury lawyer serving clients throughout the Grandblanc, Pontiac, and Flint, Michigan region. He has extensive experience handling slip and fall injury accidents involving head, neck, and back injuries, broken bones, cuts, burns, paraplegia, quadriplegia, and wrongful death.

Premises liability cases are complex and it is important to hire an experienced Flint, Michigan slip and fall lawyer that will bring a case to court if a fair settlement is not offered by the insurance company. What makes Michigan slip and fall injury cases difficult is that Michigan imposes an open and obvious doctrine to every slip and fall, premises liability case. If an average person of ordinary intelligence would have recognized the potential danger and avoided it, there is no cause of action for a slip and fall in Michigan.

Working to Protect People Injured in Michigan Slip and Fall Accidents

Not withstanding the Open and Obvious Doctrine, there are several actions an experienced lawyer can take to recover compensation for a slip and fall injury. There are three exceptions within the Open and Obvious Doctrine.

• Unavoidable Conditions –A consumer needs to pay for gas and slips and falls on ice in front of the door.
• Statutory Duty – A tenant in an apartment building needs to access their apartment from a common stairway. There is a statutory duty to maintain that stairway under the Landlord Tenant Act. Under these conditions an injured tenant could pursue a slip and fall case.
• Governmental Liability – A city ordinance requires sidewalks to be shoveled; the side walk is not shoveled and someone slips and falls. They could pursue a premises liability case.

A majority of slip and fall, and trip and fall accidents that Charles D. Riley  handles occur on the premises of retail establishments. Customers of a retail establishment are considered invitees and are owed the highest duty of care. These establishments are required to inspect and repair their premises to ensure that they are safe for their customers. In addition to slip and fall accidents at retail establishments, he has successfully handled slip and fall cases for residential premises liability .

Contact our Flint, Michigan Slip and Fall Lawyer

If you need an experienced Flint, Michigan slip and fall lawyer, please contact Charles D. Riley, Attorney at Law. The firm can be reached by ph(810)-953-4940, by e-mail, or by filling out the intake form on our Contact Us page.

We handle slip and fall premises liability cases for clients throughout MI and Genesee County, Saginaw County, Tuscola County, Lapeer County, Oakland County, Livingston County, Shiawassee County, as well as the cities of Flint, Grand Blanc, Davison, Pontiac, Saginaw, Caro, Lapeer, Corunna, Howell, Fenton, Burton, Owosso, Clarkston, Waterford, Holly, and Birch Run, Michigan.