Slip and fall describes a type of personal injury case where a person falls and suffers injury as a result of a dangerous condition on the property of another.

Falls are consistently the leading cause of injury-producing accidents, and account for more than 1 million injuries each year in the United States. The result of a slip and fall may be serious injury, including broken bones, muscle strains, back injury, spinal cord injury and brain injury. These injuries may be temporary or may be permanent, and may even cause death.

Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents

Slip and fall accidents are caused by conditions such as wet floors, spilled liquids, uneven floors, improperly marked steps and landings, a lack of handrails or safety markings, torn or loose carpeting, poor lighting, narrow stairs, stairs and landings not built to code, abrupt changes in floor level, potholes, grease in parking lots, and a variety of other hazards.

Basis for Slip and fall liability claims

Property owners have a duty to provide a safe environment for their guests, and to warn of known dangerous conditions. A property owner may be liable for your injuries suffered on their property under the theory of premises liability, where the property owner breached his duty to provide you with a safe environment, or to warn you of any known hazardous conditions.

How Can a slip and fall attorney help you?

It is important to take action quickly. We will go back to the location of your slip and fall for further investigation and may be able to inspect the site and take photographs or video, ideally before the site has been changed and the problem corrected.

A slip and fall lawyer will collect all evidence which could prove the property owner is liable for your fall. That means the lawyer also would conduct an investigation and take the names and contact information of anyone who witnessed your fall. All of this evidence can be crucial to win your case.

To prove your case, you need the help of a skilled and experienced slip and fall lawyer .

If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of a slip and fall accident, call Scott and Fenderson PA today at 1-800-INJURED, or submit the case evaluation form and we will be happy to discuss your case with you. We offer a free consultation for all personal injury cases. Don’t delay, you may have a valid claim for slip and fall, but you must bring your case within the statute of limitations for this type of injury.