Mississauga Slip and Fall Lawyers
Slip-and-fall claims in Ontario fall under the Occupiers’ Liability Act. The occupier of a property owes a duty to take reasonable care that visitors are safe. When that duty is breached and you are injured, you may have a claim.
These cases turn on evidence collected early: photos of the hazard, witness contact information, the maintenance and inspection records of the property. We help clients preserve what matters before it disappears.
What to do after this kind of accident
Photos of the ice, water, snow, broken tile or other hazard, taken before it is cleaned, salted or repaired.
Report it to the property owner / store manager / municipality and ask for a written incident report.
Even if you feel fine at first. Soft-tissue injuries often develop over the following days.
If the fall was on snow or ice, written notice must usually be given to the occupier within 60 days. Talk to us quickly.
How we help
- ·Send preservation notices so maintenance records and CCTV are kept
- ·Coordinate medical-legal evidence on the extent of injury
- ·Identify all potentially responsible parties (occupier, property manager, snow contractor)
- ·Negotiate or litigate against the responsible occupier’s insurer
Eligible personal injury cases are handled on a contingency-fee basis.
Call 416-262-SHAH (7424)Frequently asked
Both situations have specific notice deadlines (60 days for snow-and-ice; 10 days for some municipal sidewalks). Call us immediately so notice can be served on time.
They help enormously. If you do not have them, we can sometimes work without them, but the case is stronger when the hazard is documented.