Negligent Property Management Blamed for Repeated Trip and Fall Accidents

Case Overview

This case involves a walkway outside of a large strip mall that was the site of a number of trip and fall accidents over a period of several years. The issue appeared to stem from the placement of signs on the walkway by tenant shop owners, which left a small area of sidewalk free from obstruction and forced people to walk close to the unguarded edge of the walkway. The signs were also the cause of several trip and fall accidents themselves, due to protruding legs that supported the signs. It was alleged that the signage was prohibited under the terms of the tenant shop owners collective lease agreements, and that the property manager failed to adequately enforce these restrictions due to a lack of experience and training.