Proving Negligence

• To file a lawsuit and collect damages you have to prove negligence. The party responsible for the place where you fell had a duty to prevent you from falling. You must prove they failed in carrying out that duty, you were injured and the other party's failure was directly responsible for your injury.
  
  

Comparative Negligence Law

• Slip and fall cases in Maine are subject to the modified, comparative negligence law. For you to collect money in a slip and fall case, you must be less than 50 percent at fault for your injury. If you are 49 percent or less at fault for your injury, the amount you can collect will be proportionate to the amount you were at fault.
  
  

Damages You Can Collect

• In personal injury cases, Maine law says you can claim for current and future medical expenses, time lost, property damage, permanent disfigurement or disability, the cost of labor to hire someone to complete your household chores, emotional distress, change in income earning potential and other costs directly resulting of your injury. Maine has a six-year statute of limitations on personal injury cases.