Chicago Slip and Fall: Woman Sues Brookfield Zoo Because Splashing Dolphins Wet the Floor
In Cook County Circuit Court, Allecyn Edwards is suing the Chicago Zoological Society and the Brookfield Zoo for her slip and fall injuries. Edwards contends that she was injured because the defendants had trained the dolphins to splash water at the spectators in the stands, which wet the surrounding floors and made them slippery.
Edwards says that there should have been warning signs to let her know that the floors were wet and that mats should have been used. With her Chicago premises liability lawsuit, Edwards is seeking over $50,000.
Edwards slipped and fell on August 20, 2008 while walking along the floor located close to the bleachers at the zoo’s dolphin exhibit. She claims that her injuries have resulted in pain and suffering, medical expenses, and lost wages.
Slip and Fall Accidents
More than 20,000 people a day are injured in the US in slip and fall accidents. Slip and fall accidents can even be fatal if a person sustains a traumatic brain injury or another serious injury or suffers a health complication as a result of the fall accident.
Slip and fall claims are a kind of Chicago premises liability case that holds the premise owner or manager liable for the condition that caused the injury accident. Could the premise owner or another responsible party have prevented the slip and fall accident? Did either of these parties contribute in some way—even via ignorance—to causing the slip accident, fall accident, or trip accident from happening? Even if the premise owner didn’t know about the hazard that contributed to the slip and fall accident, should this person or entity have known about the danger so it could have been remedied before someone got hurt?
Other kinds of Chicago premises liability claims may include grounds for:
• Inadequate security
• Improper maintenance
• Falling merchandise
• A defective product on the premise
Brookfield Zoo dolphin lawsuit: Woman sues over fall she blames on wet floor, Chicago Tribune, August 20, 2009
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Related Web Resources:
Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Zoological Society
