Slip and Fall
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You are eligible
for compensation for an injury if you, or a family
member, have been injured on someone else’s property
due to dangerous conditions. The law states that a
property owner must keep their property in a
sensibly safe condition. A lot of times people are
injured on someone else’s property but do not claim
compensation because they can not prove that the
injury resulted from conditions that were hazardous
or dangerous. The following is a small list of
conditions a court would find to be dangerous: |
-Lack of hand rails on ramps and steps
-Irregular steps on stairways
-Wet
floors
-Ramps that is too steep
-Spills of foreign substances on floors
-Inadequate lighting
-Inadequate security
-Potholes in the parking lot
-Lack
of balcony or stairway railing
Imagine you are out of the house and headed to a store,
school, an office building, a restaurant, or anywhere on
someone else’s property and you happen to injure yourself in
the parking lot or anywhere on the premise you should
immediately report the injury to the manager or whoever is
in charge and file a written report. The purpose of this
report is to describe the event and any injury that may have
come from it. You should also take pictures of the area and
obtain information from any witnesses you saw the injury
occur.
Any
injuries that appear to be severe should be taken care of as
soon as possible. You should go to the emergency room if you
feel you’re suffering from any internal injuries or appear
to have any severe cuts or bruises. If your back is in pain
then you should make an appointment with a doctor or
chiropractor for possible medical treatment. Through a legal
aspect, your lawsuit against the property owner will be much
stronger the quicker you start looking for medical
assistance for your injuries.
It
is recommend to hire a lawyer who has experience handling
slip and fall, or other types of premises liability claims.
So make sure you ask the few attorneys you are questioning
about how much court experience they have with these types
of persona; injury cases.
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