Generally, the owner of a mall is responsible to maintain it roof and ceiling and thus if there is a leak, they would have a duty to warn the invitees of the mall of the dangerous hazard that the leak would cause. So, in general, this sort of fact patter is a case. These sort of cases would also generally have an issue of comparative fault, as the mall would be expected to argue that the injured person should have seen the leak and the water created and that if they had paid greater attention, they could have avoided the fall.
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It is important to note that every case is unique and should be judged based on the specific facts of the case. The advice in this blog is intended to be general in nature and should not to be construed as specific advice for a case, as a minor difference in the facts of the case could change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other states or even another country could vary from Florida.
