If I slipped and fell in a store and broke my ankle, can I sue for personal injury?
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If I slipped and fell in a store and broke my ankle, can I sue for personal injury?
They said that there was no reason for me to slip and fall but yet I did.
Asked on December 22, 2013 under Personal Injury, Arizona
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You can only recover for personal injury if the store was negligent in some way and that is what caused you to fall. For example, if the store employee has spilled something and failed to clean it up or post a warning and you slipped on the spill, then the store would be negligent. But if you just tripped over your own feet, you have no basis for a slip-and-fall lawsuit against the store.
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