Slidell Slip and Fall Accident Attorneys
Slip and fall accidents can cause very serious injuries. Some slip and fall accidents are fatal. When you are injured in a preventable slip and fall/trip and fall accident that occurred on someone else’s property, and was the result of negligence on the part of the property or business owner, you can recover compensation under premises liability. The Slidell accident attorneys of Ron Austin & Associates, LLC, can help you collect just compensation for your losses and your suffering.
Act Quickly to Preserve Evidence
If you have suffered a slip and fall accident, or if someone you love has been injured in a fall, it is important to get started on your case as soon as possible. The evidence needed to prove liability on the part of the property or business owner can be lost or destroyed quickly. In many cases, surveillance video can show what happened when you were hurt and may also document how long the hazardous condition existed.
We will also want to contact any witnesses while their memory is still fresh, and while they can still be located.
Causes of Slip and Fall
Common causes of slip and fall or trip and fall accidents include:
- Failure to clean up spills in a timely fashion
- Lack of warning signs for wet or slippery floors
- Cleaning products which are not completely removed from floors
- Grease and other slippery substances left on floors
- Debris and other messes
- Slick flooring materials
- Damaged flooring
- Wrinkled, folded, or unsecured floor mats, rugs, or carpeting
- Uneven or damaged stairs
- Missing or damaged handrails
- Unmarked step up or step down
- Inadequate lighting
- Low obstacles
- Open drawers or cabinets
- Uneven floors and walkways
- Cords and cables across walkways
- Cracked sidewalks
- Potholes
- Failure to remove hail
- Slick mold overgrowth
Slip and Fall Injuries
A slip/trip and fall can result in very serious injuries, under any circumstances, and factors such as a fall from a height or a fall into a hazardous substance, including into chemicals or onto a filthy surface, can mean far more serious injuries and complications such as infections. Slip and fall injuries include:
- Brain injury
- Shoulder injury
- Hand and wrist injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Back injuries
- Chemical burns
- Infection and sepsis
- Soft tissue injuries
- Facial injuries
If you have been injured on someone else’s property, please do not hesitate to call our Slidell slip and fall accident attorneys and learn more about your possible right to monetary compensation. We take slip and fall cases seriously and are here to fight for you, but you must act quickly before evidence is lost and before your window of time for filing a lawsuit closes. Please call us right away at (855) 816-8136 or contact us online today.
