Slip & Fall (Negligence) - FAA Priority Issue

Our “Slip and Fall” bill (HB 689 Aubuchon, SB 1224 Gardiner) has been placed on the agenda for its first stop, the House Civil Justice and Courts Policy Council for March 1. In essence, this bill will transfer the burden of proof from the defendant to the plaintiff in slip and fall cases causes by a “transitory foreign substance”. This is one of the FAA’s priority issues this Session.