All property owners, whether residential or commercial, have a duty to ensure safe environments for their visitors. If you have been injured on another’s property due to a hazardous condition, you may be eligible to file a slip and fall accident claim and receive compensation for your injury.
Common Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents
Premises liability injuries can occur in various settings, including sidewalks, personal residences, restaurants, malls, hotels, office buildings, schools, parks, theaters, and museums. The most common types of injuries from slip and fall accidents occur from uneven or slippery surfaces, but they can also result from:
- Crumbling stairs
- Wet floors
- Exposed electrical wiring
- Raised flooring
- Falling debris
- Obstructed pathways
- Poorly lit walkways
Proving Liability in a Slip and Fall Claim
Although premises liability law seeks to protect parties who are injured as a result of the property owner’s negligence, it can be challenging to prove liability, especially if the owner has corrected the hazardous condition. To ensure that the proper grounds for your claim are met, you should contact our knowledgeable personal injury attorneys who have the resources and experience necessary to help you collect compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and even emotional trauma.
Assessing Your Injury
Our personal injury law firm can assess your injury and assist you in determining whether the property owner failed to maintain their property or properly warn of hazardous conditions. For your claim to be successful, it must be shown that the property owner knew about the hazardous situation and failed to correct it in a timely manner and that the action or inaction of the property owner caused the condition which led to your fall.
Establishing Causation
Once liability has been established, we will work with you in proving a direct causal relationship between the hazard on the property and the injury that you suffered. Various other factors, including visitor status, must also be considered when filing a premises liability claim. Visitor status explains your reason for the visit to the property. If you are an invited guest, your claim may hold more weight in court, whereas a trespasser may not be able to receive any compensation for their injuries.
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Our compassionate injury attorneys consider all of these factors and will represent you aggressively so you can take care of what is most important—recovering from your injury and regaining your health. If you have sustained a premises liability injury, contact our law firm today to seek the compensation you deserve.