A Slip and Fall Lawyer Can Help Win Compensation Slip and fall accidents can happen from a wide range of causes, anywhere, and at any time. The effects of these accidents can vary widely, causing anything from minor scratches and bruises to serious injuries including broken bones, brain and spinal cord injuries, and even death. Survivors of slip and fall accidents may face mounting medical expenses at a time they are unable...

If you are injured on someone else’s property and you believe the owner may be responsible, you may have cause to file a premises liability lawsuit. What many people may not realize is that business and property owners have a responsibility to maintain a reasonably safe environment. The fact that someone was injured due to a hard impact fall or another incident may indicate the property owner failed to fulfill their duty to ...

The question of whether you can sue if there is a “wet floor” sign depends on the facts of your situation. It won’t help your case if you slipped and fell on a wet floor with such a sign. Slip and fall cases use the negligence legal theory. It requires those in charge of property to provide safety to visitors. Whether a “wet floor” sign can protect an owner against a lawsuit depends on the sign and the conditions tha...

In the winter, slip-and-fall injuries increase some hospitals’ emergency room traffic by 500 percent. And, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, stress fractures in the foot are one of the most common injuries in the winter. Ankle injuries from falling are also common in the winter. Stress fractures are tiny cracks in the foot bones that may, at first, not cause much discomfort. But they can en...