Slip and fall accidents can pose serious threats to lifeSlip and fall accidents can pose serious threats to life

Poorly maintained properties can pose a danger to many people and lead to “slip and fall” accidents. In fact, unseen hazards even can prove fatal. Signs which warn of dangers can help in avoiding personal injury accidents. However, in some cases warning signs are not posted or are not visible, constituting negligence on the owner’s part.

 

If you or someone you know has been a victim of a slip and fall accident and it was not your fault or their fault, there may be grounds to file for legal compensation for injuries sustained in the slip and fall accident. Dangerous conditions or negligence of the owner of the property can make the owner legally responsible for injuries.

Sidewalks, wet floors are slip and fall risks

Many people experience slip and fall accidents in many places. Some are public places such as on sidewalks and on managed or owned premises. If the slip and fall accident is the fault of the injured party, then that person is responsible for his or her own injuries. But in many cases people suffer injuries from slip and fall accidents through no fault of their own.


These cases can include:

  • broken sidewalk
  • loose or torn carpeting
  • manholes with no warnings
  • uneven ground or level changes with no warning
  • wet flooring

Your slip and fall claim needs information

When making a claim in a slip and fall accident, it’s important to gather as much information as possible to support your case. Your information should include: photographs of the condition which resulted in the slip and fall accident, details of any witnesses to the slip and fall accident, an accident report and information on any previous accidents which have occurred in the same place and for the same reasons.

Also ensure that any such injury receives prompt medical attention, and then provide the medical report pertaining to the injuries. 

It may not be easy to prove that an accident was not your fault. That’s why it’s very important to employ the services of an experienced personal injury lawyer. Jim S. Adler & Associates specializes in such cases, and the firm’s personal injury lawyers can determine who was responsible for your slip and fall accident. Jim S. Adler & Associates also offers a free case evaluation.

 

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