12 Sep Celebrity Couple Sued Over Slip and Fall

Well-known public figures William H Macy and Felicity Huffman have been hit with a lawsuit over a staircase at their home, according to reporting by TMZ. The woman filing the lawsuit claims that she fell down the stairway in April of 2011, sustaining injuries.

The lawsuit also alleges that the couple was negligent because the staircase was an obvious hazard and they did not warn the woman who fell about the risks. The reporting goes on to say that the lawsuit seeks damages of more than $25,000. Lost wages and medical expenses are included among the damages.

Premises Liability

Most of the premise liability lawsuits you'll see have to do with commercial properties. Many of them involve cases where someone slipped on wet floor surfaces, fell down stairs and so forth. Private homeowners, however, can sometimes be successfully sued when someone is injured on their property because conditions were obviously hazardous. What's important is that the attorney arguing the case for the plaintiff can successfully establish that the premises owner was negligent.

Stairways

Stairways are common areas for people to have bad slip and fall injuries. Obviously, when stairways aren't maintained, they present serious hazards to people; even people who are in good health and have excellent mobility. If you take a tumble on somebody's stairway and it seems like they were negligent in not making it clear that the stairway was, in fact, dangerous, you may want to speak to an attorney about the matter. Falling on a stairway can be deadly and, even when it is not, it isn't uncommon for people to suffer serious injuries from  taking a fall down stairs. These injuries may end up putting you out of work for some time or costing you a great deal of money in medical expenses.

Other Areas

Porches, entryways and slippery floors are also areas where people tend to get injured a lot. If you're injured on somebody's private premises and you believe that you should never have been injured and were only injured because the owner was negligent, you may want to look into filing a lawsuit. The best advice, however, is to be careful. Remember that many slip and fall injuries can be avoided by looking for hazards. If the stairway looks too dangerous to climb, don't climate. If an entryway looks wet or slippery, use extra caution or ask the homeowner to dry off the floor before you step on it.