When you take a fall on slippery steps, it hurts, and, in some cases, you may suffer serious injuries. You may be concerned about how to pay for medical expenses when that happens. In addition, an injury from a fall down stairs can mean you miss work as you recover from this unexpected accident, so you may then also be concerned abou[...]
Date: April 16, 2024 / Accident Attorney / Premises LiabilityIf you fall on private property, you can sue if the accident was due to someone else’s negligence or fault. Property owners are responsible for making sure their premises are safe and properly maintained and must fix dangerous conditions to prevent injury to others. When a property owner fails to do so and you are injured as a r[...]
Date: December 21, 2021 / Premises LiabilityIt only takes a few seconds to slip and fall, and you may end up wondering, “Who can you sue if you fall in a parking lot?” The answer to this question varies in complexity, depending on where the incident occurred. Whenever you are away from home, you rely on parking lots to leave your car as you shop, dine, see a movie, atte[...]
Date: November 9, 2021 / Premises LiabilityGetting Compensation When You Fall Near a Wet Floor Sign Businesses that see a lot of foot traffic, like shopping malls, are very aware of the law regarding slip-and-fall accidents. Those companies employ expensive lawyers to protect them from having to pay for claims and lawsuits if a customer is injured as a result of their neglig[...]
Date: October 12, 2021 / Premises LiabilityIt’s the phone call that every parent dreads: Your child has been injured at school. These phone calls come more often than many people might think. An estimated 2.2 million kids ages 14 and under sustain school-related injuries annually in the United States, according to Safe Kids, a nonprofit organization focused on child saf[...]
Date: September 14, 2021 / Premises LiabilitySlipping and falling in a store is scary. It can also be costly, both physically and financially. Unfortunately, slips and falls at stores and elsewhere that result in serious harm and require medical treatment happen far too often. According to the National Floor Safety Institute, a non-profit organization with the mission of preven[...]
Date: February 17, 2021 / Premises LiabilitySome slip and fall accidents cause only bumps and bruises. But in too many cases, slip and fall accidents leave people with lifelong injuries that require extensive medical treatment and other expensive care. Traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, broken hips, and other injuries due to slips and falls can permanently change li[...]
Date: December 23, 2020 / Premises LiabilityDuring the morning hours of May 19, dozens of workers at Kuraray America EVAL in Pasadena, Texas, were injured after a blown pressure safety valve caused a massive explosion and flash fire. Nearly 270 workers were on-site at the time of the blast. Most injuries from the incident were non-life threatening, and while most injure[...]
Date: July 13, 2018 / Personal Injury / Premises Liability / Workers CompensationLegal terms often sound more complicated than they should. The jargon used by attorneys and officials can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Let’s consider one of the most common types of injury cases - premises liability. The idea behind premises liability is that a property owner is responsible for keep[...]
Date: June 20, 2017 / Premises LiabilityLast July, a 62-year-old woman, Patricia Dowdell, went to Oriole Park at Camden Yards to watch the Baltimore Orioles host the Cleveland Indians. When Orioles’ first baseman Chris Davis took the plate, Dowdell had no way of knowing that her life was about to dramatically change for the worse. While swinging at a pitch, Davis [...]
Date: May 8, 2017 / Premises Liability