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West Virginia slip and fall law: open-and-obvious is a statutory bar (W. Va. Code 55-7-28), ice/snow no-duty rule, 2-year SOL, 30-day state notice, modified-51 negligence.
Washington slip and fall law: pure comparative fault, no open-and-obvious bar, no natural-accumulation immunity, 3-year SOL, 60-day government pre-suit waiting period.
Virginia slip and fall laws explained: pure contributory negligence bars all recovery at 1% fault, open-and-obvious is an absolute bar, 2-year SOL, 6-month government notice.
Vermont slip and fall law: unified reasonable-care standard, no open-and-obvious bar, no natural-accumulation immunity, 3-year SOL, and a critical 20-day notice rule for town bridge/culvert claims.
Utah slip and fall law guide: invitee reasonable-care standard, unsettled open-and-obvious two-track rule, no natural-accumulation immunity, 4-year SOL, 1-year gov notice.
Texas slip and fall law: open-and-obvious duty bar (Austin v. Kroger 2015), natural-accumulation no-duty for ice/snow, modified 51% comparative fault, 2-year SOL, and 90-day government notice rules.
Tennessee slip and fall laws: 1-year SOL, modified 50% comparative fault, open-and-obvious as comparative factor, ice/snow duty state, $750K non-economic cap.
South Dakota slip and fall laws explained: slight/gross negligence rule, open-and-obvious duty bar, ice/snow duty, 3-year SOL, 180-day government notice deadline.
South Carolina slip and fall laws explained: open-and-obvious bars claims, modified-51 negligence, 3-year SOL, no ice/snow rule, and government claim deadlines.
Compare slip-and-fall premises liability laws across all 50 states and DC: negligence rules, open-and-obvious doctrine, ice and snow duty, and filing deadlines.
Rhode Island slip and fall law: pure comparative fault, no open-and-obvious bar (2019), Connecticut Rule for ice/snow, 3-year SOL, 60-day municipal notice (RIGL 9-20-4).
Pennsylvania slip and fall law: open-and-obvious is a no-duty bar, the hills-and-ridges doctrine limits ice claims, and the 51% comparative-fault rule governs recovery.