Slip and Fall
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A "slip and fall" is a phrase used to define an injury which occurs when someone slips, trips, or falls as a result of a dangerous or hazardous condition on someone else's property. These injuries can be devastating. Contact the slip and fall lawyers at the Coye Law Firm to pursue your personal injury claim and seek the injury settlement you made need to cover medical bills and recovery.
What is required to prove liability in a slip and fall claim?
Slip and fall claims fall under the category of premises liability. Premises liability involves the legal responsibility of owners and occupiers of property for hazards on their property. Their negligence can mean an injury for anyone on the property. The property owner or occupier may be liable if he or she:
- creates a dangerous condition on his or her premises.
- fails to remedy a dangerous condition on his or her premises.
- fails to warn others of a dangerous condition on his or her premises.
Do I have a case?
Premises liability cases are very fact-specific. The actual liability of the owner or occupier varies depending on the facts of the case. The Coye Law Firm is an experienced premises liability law firm that can determine whether liability may exist in a particular case and help an injured person recover damages for lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering. We have made recoveries for clients even after other law firms have turned the case down. Please call us for a free consultation. There is no fee unless we collect on your claim.
What should I do to preserve my claim?
In order to properly preserve your potential premises liability claim you should do the following:
- Contact an experienced premises liability law firm.
- Report the accident to the owner. Demand that an incident report be filled out.
- Gather contact information of potential witnesses, including names, addresses and telephone numbers.
- Take pictures of the premises and your injuries.
- If you have any injuries at all, make sure you get medical treatment.
- Save any clothing you wore that day, especially your shoes. Do not continue to wear them.
- Keep your empty prescription bottles.
- Keep a copy of all the medical reports and bills you receive.
Slip and fall at work.
Slip and fall injuries can occur at anytime. They are not limited to incidents that occur while shopping at the grocery store. Far too often we see slip and fall accidents that occurred while our clients were on the job. In these cases you may have both a workers’ compensation claim and a premises liability claim. The Coye Law Firm is an experienced premises liability and workers’ compensation law firm that can evaluate both claims and help an injured person pursue both claims so they can optimize recovery in both claims for damages for lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering. Please contact us for a free consultation.
Contact us today.
If you have been injured, or are the survivor of a family member who has died in a slip and fall accident, you may be entitled to receive compensation for medical care, lost wages, and other damages. The attorneys of the Coye Law Firm have successfully represented many clients who have suffered physical, emotional, and financial loss because of the negligence of commercial and residential property owners. Contact a slip and fall attorney at our firm today.
