5 Tips from A Los Angeles Lawyer for Slip and Fall Claims

Slip and fall claims occur when you have injured yourself on another person’s property. A slip and fall claim may be appropriate if a floor was slippery and you tumbled down, or if there was uneven sidewalk, jagged steps, or any other situation in which the conditions of a building or the ground caused you to slip and fall down. To bring slip and fall claims, you need to understand how the law works and what you may be entitled to as compensation for slip and fall accidents.

5 Tips for Slip and Fall Claims

1. Know the law: Slip and fall claims are governed under premises liability law in California. This means that there is a different standard applied when you slip and fall at a grocery store or other business as opposed to if you slip and fall in a private residence. Businesses have a high duty of care and must inspect to ensure the premises is safe and eliminate or warn you of dangers. If you slip and fall in a store or public place because there were unsafe conditions or you weren’t warned of a danger, you may be able to bring a slip and fall claim to recover.
2. Understand your injuries: Slip and fall injuries can include broken bones and fractures, concussions, brain injuries and numerous other types of damage. Make sure you have been thoroughly and completely checked out by a medical professional and that you know the full extent of all of your injuries before settling slip and fall claims. Once you accept a settlement, you can’t get any additional compensation for slip and fall injuries so you want to ensure you are fully compensated.
3. Keep detailed records: Slip and fall damages include damages for medical bills, damages for pain and suffering, lost wages, and sometimes additional damages for pain and suffering or punitive damages. It is important to keep records of all of your losses, from medical bills to a journal of the pain you experience on a daily basis as a result of your slip and fall injuries.
4. Build your case: To recover in slip and fall claims, you will need to have evidence that the defendant breached his standard of care. It is a good idea to have pictures of the premises or a detailed account of what occurred and where and why you fell. Try to get witnesses or a police or accident report of the incident. It is also important to note that even if you were partially at fault- or your own negligence contributed to your fall- this does not bar your recovery. Your damages will simply by reduced by the percentage of fault that was yours.
5. Get help: Often, in slip and fall claims, you are dealing with an insurance company that provides liability insurance to the premises owner. The insurance company will have lawyers and you should too. An experienced personal injury attorney can help you collect the evidence you need to prove slip and fall claims and can help you to determine an appropriate settlement or to file a lawsuit to recover fair compensation for slip and fall injuries.

At the Law Office of Arash Khorsandi, we take slip & fall injury cases throughout California including Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County. We take these cases on a contingency basis, which means you do not have to pay us. We get paid only if you get paid. If you’ve been a victim of a slip and fall accident, please call our office at 1-877-702-7274 or email us at info@arashlaw.com for a FREE consultation with an experienced slip & fall lawyer.