Slip and Fall Accidents
Slip and fall, including trip and fall, causes an alarming number of injuries and deaths in the United States yearly. Very often, these injuries and deaths can be directly attributed to a dangerous or hazardous condition in someone else’s property. An injury or death from a fall that resulted from a dangerous or hazardous condition in another person’s property may entitle the victim or the victim’s family to indemnification if it can be proven that there was negligence on the part of the property owner.
Establishing the existence of a dangerous or hazardous condition in another person’s property is one thing, proving that there was negligence on that property owner’s part is another, more complicated thing. At Goodman Law Group, we have personal injury and premises liability lawyers who are experts at doing both for you. We have successfully won favorable verdicts and settlements for victims of slip and fall accidents who have come to us for help.
The Goodman Law Group has the resources and the litigation skills that you will need to win your slip and fall accident case. Call us now at (702) 383-5088 for free consultation.
Establishing the existence of a dangerous or hazardous condition in another person’s property is one thing, proving that there was negligence on that property owner’s part is another, more complicated thing. At Goodman Law Group, we have personal injury and premises liability lawyers who are experts at doing both for you. We have successfully won favorable verdicts and settlements for victims of slip and fall accidents who have come to us for help.
What You Should Do After a Slip & Fall Accident
- Seek immediate medical attention after the fall, even if the injuries are not apparent.
- Determine the hazard that caused your fall. Time is of the essence in preserving in preserving the evidence at the site of the accident so do what is reasonably necessary to get photos of the hazard that caused your fall.
- Report the accident to the management. It is important that slip and fall accidents are documented in the incident report. The incident report can establish that the accident did actually happen
Damages You May Recover for a Slip & Fall Accident
Once negligence is proven on the part of the property owner, operator or manager, you can recover compensation for:- Pain and suffering;
- Medical bills for past and future care;
- Lost wages; and
- Any reduction in your earning capacity.
What a Slip & Fall Accident Lawyer Can Do
The slip and fall accidents lawyer should be able to prove in court not only the existence of a dangerous condition, but also that the property owner has actual or constructive knowledge of that condition. To accomplish this, he may need to undertake the following:- Conduct a site inspection to examine the dangerous condition that caused the accident;
- Secure evidence of the dangerous condition before it can be made to “disappear”;
- Track down witnesses to the accident and those with knowledge of the dangerous condition;
- Locate proof of prior complaints about the dangerous condition and/or prior slip and fall accidents in the same location.
The Goodman Law Group has the resources and the litigation skills that you will need to win your slip and fall accident case. Call us now at (702) 383-5088 for free consultation.