Slip-and-falls can happen anywhere but airplanes are especially notorious for these types of accidents. Airplanes have crowded aisles strewn with baggage and other tripping hazards – especially during boarding or departure when passengers are scurrying to enter or exit the plane.
If you fall and injure yourself inside an airplane, will Tulsa, Oklahoma injury laws help you recover compensation for your injuries? The answer is probably yes.
Airlines and Oklahoma Injury Laws
Airlines must be extra cautious when it comes to passengers’ safety because they are considered “common carriers.” Common carriers are providers of public transportation that perform these services across state lines.
Proving that a common carrier has been negligent is a bit easier than it is with other types of slip-and-fall defendants because state laws create a higher duty of care for common carriers, especially when it comes to personal injuries for passengers. Common carriers like airlines have a duty to warn passengers of any known dangers.
For example, an airline attendant has a duty to warn you if he or she knows that a passenger has left a bag in an aisle. If you step out to use the bathroom during the flight, and you trip over that bag and break your ankle, your injury is a direct and proximate cause of the attendant’s breach of his duty to warn you of a known danger. Under Oklahoma injury laws, you would be able to recover from the airline compensation for your injury .
FAQ: Oklahoma Injury Laws
In addition to claims for negligence against the airline, Oklahoma injury laws allow you to sue for any violations of any applicable regulations that the airline may have violated during your time on the plane that caused your injury.
For example, if there is a regulation that airlines not leave any hoses across the path to the steps to board the plane, yet a hose is left in your walkway and you trip and break your leg, you can sue under the theory that the airline violated a regulation and made an unsafe condition which led to your injury.
If you are injured on an airplane, be sure to take pictures of the conditions in and around the plane with your phone before those conditions change. Write down the names and contact information of any witnesses. Be sure to seek medical attention immediately and obtain records. Then, contact your Tulsa slip-and-fall attorney to discuss recovery for your personal injuries.
Free Consultation: Tulsa Slip-and-Fall Attorney
To find out if Oklahoma injury laws can help you get compensation after a slip-and-fall on an airplane, contact a Tulsa slip-and-fall attorney at the Personal Injury Law Office of Tulsa today.
For a free, no-obligation consultation, call (918) 924-5528 today or send your question using the email form on this page.
