Can court crack this slippery issue? Or is the case too cold?

Because slip-and-fall cases have been a staple of the plaintiffs lawyer caseload in Texas forever, you’d think there wouldn’t be much left for the appellate courts to rule on. And because North and Central Texas have weathered ice storms since before forever, you’d think the appellate courts would have taken care of all of the ice storm-related slip-and-fall litigation issues, too. Well, you’d be wrong on both counts because the Texas Supreme Court accepted Scott and White Hospital Memorial Hospital v. Fair for review today. It's an ice storm slip-and-fall case. And get this: It’s a case of first impression. While there are six reported cases in Texas addressing slip-and-falls on ice, none of them have addressed the standard of liability, according to the petition for review in Fair. I don’t know why this issue has slipped past the high court for so long. (Feel free to punch me because of that last comment.)
-- John Council

Comments

[Joe Marchelewski, Los Angeles]

It's a little ridiculous that you can sue someone else when you slip and fall on ice.