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Broken and Cracked Sidewalk Injuries

Michigan trip and fall injuries are often the result of broken and cracked city sidewalks. An person injured from this type of sidewalk defect can make a claim due to the city's failure to maintain the sidewalk as required by Michigan Statute MCL 691.1401, et. seq. Defective sidewalk injuries from trip and falls can result in very serious injuries, including but not limited to, bone fractures, hip injuries , back injuries, as well as traumatic brain injuries a/k/a closed head injuries. Our firm has even handled a wrongful death case arising from a fall injury.

Traditionally under Michigan Law, a governmental entity was not liable for a sidewalk defect, if the defect was less than two inches. This was abolished in 1972, but reinstated by the legislature and codified in MCL 691.1402a. Currently, under Michigan law, a discontinuity defect of less than two inches in a sidewalk, trailway, crosswalk, or other installation outside of the improved portion of the highway designed for vehicular traffic raises a rebuttable inference that the municipal corporation maintained the area in reasonable repair for purposes of the highway exception to immunity. MCL 691.1402a. This means that the condition is presumed safe if the there is less than a two inch defect in the walkway, but a claim is not necessarily barred if the dropoff is less than two inches.

In order to prove a claim against a governmental entity, it must be shown that the governmental entity had notice of the defect and that it existed for at least 30 days. Once an injury occurs as a result of the sidewalk defect, written notice must be given to the governmental entity within 120 days. Failure to provide notice will preclude an injured victim’s claim for damages. The notice shall specify the exact location and nature of the defect, the injury sustained and the names of the witnesses known at the time by the claimant. MCL 691.1404.

Due to the complexities involved in defective sidewalk cases, including the notice provision, it is very important to discuss your case with an experienced lawyer who has won many of these complex cases. Feel free to contact our firm to discuss your case. It is important to hire your lawyer as soon as possible after your injury.

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