Injured in a Michigan Store? Understanding Retail Premises Liability
Slip-and-falls and falling-merchandise injuries in stores raise specific questions about a business's duty to keep you safe.
A Business's Duty to Customers
Stores owe customers a duty to maintain safe premises and to address hazards they know about or should discover through reasonable inspection.
Common Retail Hazards
Wet floors, spills, cluttered aisles, falling merchandise, and inadequate warnings cause many retail injuries. Incident reports and surveillance footage are key evidence.
Proving the Store's Negligence
You generally must show the store knew or should have known of the hazard. Michigan follows modified comparative negligence: your damages are reduced by your share of fault, and being more than 50% at fault bars recovery of noneconomic damages. Prompt reporting and documentation strengthen your claim.
How Injury Claim Team Can Help
Injury Claim Team is a free service — not a law firm — that connects injured people across Michigan with experienced, vetted personal injury attorneys. There is never a fee to use our service, and the attorneys we connect you with work on contingency, so you pay no attorney fee unless they recover compensation for you.
If you have questions about a Michigan retail injury claim, a specialist is available 24 hours a day to review your situation and connect you with the right Michigan attorney — usually within the hour. Call 973-566-5599 for your free, confidential case review.
This article is general information about Michigan law, not legal advice for your specific situation. For guidance on your case, talk to a qualified attorney. Injury Claim Team can connect you with one at no cost — call 973-566-5599.