Prepare for a Slip-and-Fall Deposition

Posted Tuesday, February 2, 2016 by Chris Thayer

During your deposition in a slip-and-fall case, our personal injury lawyer North Seattle will provide you with guidance in your case. The following overview will help you prepare for court by reviewing some of the questions that you can expect to be asked in a deposition.

Actions Before the Accident

What were you doing right before you slipped and fell? For example, we will want to emphasize that you were not texting and walking, running near a pool or engaging in some other type of reckless behavior that contributed to the accident

Additional People and Items

• What else was going on?
• Were other people around? Who were they? How were they involved?
• Were any items involved? What items were these? How did they affect your fall? For - example, did you trip over boxes at the grocery store

Lighting

• What time of day did the accident occur?
• If it happened at night, were any lights burned out?
• Were you inside or outside?
• Was there enough light to help you feel safe or to continue moving forward?
• If another person would have been with you, would he or she have been afraid to move forward?
• Could you see your hand or see your fingers? Could you read a newspaper title or a - newspaper story?

Carrying an Object at the Time of the Accident

• Were you carrying anything when you fell?
• What were you carrying and for how long did you carry it?
• Demonstrate how you were carrying the item(s)?

Handrail and Safety Measures

• Did the steps or stairs have a handrail?
• Did you use the handrail? Why not?
• Was the step marked with yellow paint?

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For help with preparing for a deposition in your slip-and-fall case, speak with Chris Thayer, our personal injury lawyer North Seattle.