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Fisher & Talwar is a personal injury law firm that services the entire State of California including Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County and respective cities. If you’ve been injured in the state of California, we can help.
A slip and fall accident can happen anywhere, inside or outside. When it happens to a social guest or business invitee because of a property owner’s failure to uphold his or her duty of care to the victim by removing hazards from the property, the victim may seek compensation for his or her damages through a personal injury claim. A property owner’s duty of care requires him or her to take reasonable care to remove hazards from the property.
Property owners only have a duty of care to authorized individuals. In most cases, trespassers cannot recover compensation for their damages suffered in a slip and fall accident.
Slip and Fall Hazards
There are many hazards that can cause an individual to suffer a slip and fall accident. These include:
- Broken steps;
- Uneven pavement;
- Outdoor hazards like potholes;
- Loose handrails;
- Wet tiles and other slick flooring; and
- Unsecured carpets and wires.
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If you have been injured, contact us for a free review of your case and learn about your legal options.
$6 million – Auto Fatality
$1.5 million – Truck Fatality
$1.25 million – Drug Litigation
$3 million – Construction Defect
$4 million – Defective Tire
There are many ways an individual can be injured in a slip and fall accident. These injuries include:
- Head trauma;
- Broken bones;
- Sprains;
- Strains;
- Cuts; and
- Damage to the soft tissue and organs.
If you are injured in a slip and fall, seek medical attention as soon as you can. A prompt diagnosis and appropriate medical treatment can make a significant difference to your recovery.
Seeking Compensation through a Personal Injury Claim
If you are injured because of a property owner’s negligence and you want to seek compensation through a premises liability claim, typically you must do so within two years of the accident. This is due to California’s statute of limitations for personal injury claims. If you did not discover your injury until later, the statute of limitations for filing your claim is one year from the date of the injury’s discovery.
You will need to supply evidence to support your claim. Evidence is how you demonstrate not only how the property owner was negligent, but the total figure of your financial damages.
Evidence you may use to support a slip and fall claim includes:
- Your medical record;
- Documentation of your time out of work and lost wages;
- Photographs and video surveillance of the accident;
- Eyewitness testimonies of the accident; and
- A copy of the accident report if you filed one with the property’s owner.
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Attorney Vibhu Talwar
Work with an Experienced Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer
If you have been injured in a slip and fall accident, you have the right to seek compensation for your damages through a personal injury claim. To learn more about your rights and the process of seeking compensation through this type of claim, contact our team of experienced slip and fall lawyers at Fisher & Talwar today to set up your initial consultation with a member of our firm. We can answer all of your questions and help you move forward with the personal injury claim process.
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Some injured people feel as though they can only hire an attorney near their home or office. Your criteria for hiring an accident lawyer should be based on the qualifications and experience of an attorney rather than the proximity of the attorney’s office to your home. Our attorneys can work with you no matter where you live. Even though our offices are located in Downtown Los Angeles, we will work with you as long as you reside in the state of California.
Fisher & Talwar
801 S Grand Ave, 11th Fl,
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 891-0777
Mon-Fri: 9am-6pm
Sat-Sun: Closed
By appointment only.
Vibhu Talwar – vt@fishertalwar.com
From CA-110 southbound take exit towards 6th St/Wilshire Blvd. Continue on 6th St, turn right on S Grand Ave., arrive at 801 S Grand.From CA 110 northbound take the 6th St/9th St exit toward Downtown/ Convention Center/ Figueroa St. Merge onto W 9th St and follow until turning left on S Olive St. Turn left on W 8th St, then left again on S Grand Ave.
Our offices are located 9 minutes from Dodger Stadium, 3 minutes from Staples Center, 3 minutes from LA Live, 5 minutes from Los Angeles City Hall, 3 minutes from Walt Disney Concert Hall, 7 minutes from Union Station, 25 minutes from San Fernando Valley and 20 minutes from San Gabriel Valley.
From Union Station take either Metro Red or Purple line. Go past Civic Center and Pershing Square; get off at 7th Street/Metro Center. Head south on Flower St, or Hope St (depending on which side you come out). Turn left on 8th St.
Parking
We offer free parking to our clients. Park in the structure at 801 South Grand Avenue and ask us to validate your parking.
Some of the Cities We Service:
- Long Beach
- Anaheim
- Santa Ana
- Riverside
- Irvine
- San Bernardino
- Oxnard
- Moreno Valley
- Glendale
- Huntington Beach
- Santa Clarita
- Garden Grove
- Pasadena
- Palmdale
- Lancaster
- Pomona