Slip & Falls

Five Mistakes To Avoid When Pursuing A Settlement More than one million people sustain injuries in a slip-and-fall accident every year in the U.S., and about 17,000 people die from those injuries. Unfortunately, many of these accidents are preventable, occurring only as the result of someone else’s negligence. In fact, slip-and-fall accidents are a leading cause of preventable injury-related deaths in the U.S.1 If you or someone you know has been injured in a slip-and-fall accident in Hallandale Beach, Florida, and if someone else may be responsible, you may have a valuable personal injury claim on your hands. To ensure your claim has the best chances of success—and therefore the ability to leave you or your loved one with the compensation that’s deserved—be sure to avoid these common mistakes: Failing To Report The Fall To The Owner Of The Premises – Whether the fall occurs in a grocery store, an apartment complex, on a friend’s private property, or anywhere else, notify the owner of the premises. If the owner cannot be located, be sure to report the fall to a supervisor or employee as soon…Read More

It can happen when you’re taking a walk around the neighborhood, shopping the aisles in your local grocery store, or socializing with friends and family at a backyard barbecue: slipping, falling, and getting injured. Each year, over one million people require medical treatment due to a slip-and-fall incident, and roughly 30 percent of those people sustain severe injuries. This can lead to the need for surgeries, lost wages from time off work, growing medical bills, and in some cases, permanent injury. If you’ve been injured in a slip-and-fall accident in Florida, your first step should be to contact a Florida slip-and-fall accident attorney who can carefully evaluate your case and strategize the best means for maximizing your recovery. This will involve determining how the fall occurred, what sort of injury you’ve sustained, what type of short and long-term medical treatment or therapy you’ll need, and the degree of negligence attributable to the at-fault party. Your attorney should start with the basics: what caused you to fall? The following are the top six most common causes: Slippery floors A drop of oil, a recently-mopped floor, a…Read More

Under the law, property owners are required to take reasonable care in the maintenance of their premises. If hazardous conditions exist, property owners need to make visitors aware of the possible dangers. But as common as slip and fall accidents are, the laws covering them are complex, requiring many issues to be analyzed before fault can be assigned and liabilities determined. If you were not cautioned about possible hazards and suffered a slip and fall accident, the establishment where you suffered your slip and fall may be held liable for your injuries. First and foremost, you should seek medical help, but it is also critical to obtain as much immediate evidence as possible – witness names and numbers, as well as photographs of the area where the incident took place – as it is important to prove that the owner of the property should have known about the slip and fall hazards, but failed to correct the problem. If you or a loved one has sustained injuries due to a slip and fall accident, contact Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A., toll-free, at 1-800-TellRobert. We have over three decades of experience…Read More

Slip And Fall Lawsuits Slip and fall accidents can occur on various settings – outdoors on indoors, on public or on private property. In many situations it is the property owner’s responsibility to ensure that the conditions are hazard-safe. And despite the multitude of accidents occurring due to a responsible party’s negligence, only few people victims seek reimbursement in court. Despite the social stigma, you have every right to not pay the medical bills caused by some other person’s carelessness. Slip And Fall Injury Settlements In order to get the most out of a slip and fall lawsuit, you will need to make sure you fully understand your rights. If you believe the property owner is at fault for your injuries then all of them should be accounted for – including rehabilitation and even transportation to the hospital. In addition, lost benefits should also be kept in check – salaries, failed business opportunities and everything you believe you lost due to the accident. However in order to prove those, you will need to consult with the right medical professionals in order to get a good…Read More