MALIBU SLIP AND FALL LAWYER

How a Slip and Fall Can Change Your Life

Most people probably wouldn’t instinctively think of a slip and fall accident as being the most severe or dangerous of accident types. And while it’s true that slip and falls can be minor, sometimes, they leave those involved with serious injuries. These injuries might include head and traumatic brain injuries, soft tissue injuries, bone fracture injuries, and back and neck injuries, amongst others. When serious injuries are suffered, a person’s life may be changed in a way that is challenging and trying. 

• Medical costs. One of the most significant effects of a slip and fall accident will come in the form of medical bills associated with injury treatment. It is no secret that healthcare in our country is very expensive; for those without healthcare coverage or without adequate coverage, being involved in an accident could mean crushing medical debt, resulting in insolvency and even the need to file bankruptcy in some cases.
• Lost wages. Large amounts of medical debt and financial pressures may be compounded by the fact that a person who suffers serious injuries might be unable to work as a result, resulting in lost wages and an inability to provide for oneself. This can exacerbate financial strain on a family.
• Disability. Being involved in a slip and fall accident could result in injuries that are not only costly and painful, but also disabling. In addition to being unable to return to work either temporarily or permanently, a person may also lose their ability to walk, play with their kids, work out, or perform basic tasks, like self-care.
• Pain, suffering, and emotional distress. Suffering a serious injury is often associated with a wide range of intangible losses, such as physical pain and suffering and emotional distress and anguish. 

Our Malibu slip and fall lawyers believe that you deserve to be compensated for the full extent of your losses, both financial and countable, and intangible and noneconomic. We’ll work hard to maximize your settlement.

A Property Owner’s Duty of Care

In order to recover compensation for damages incurred as a result of a slip and fall, an investigation into the accident should be conducted in order to determine liability or legal responsibility. Often, liability for a slip and fall accident will rest on the shoulders of the owner of the property where the accident occurred. Indeed, a property owner can be held liable if they breach their duty of care. The duty of care of a property owner is to maintain property in a reasonably safe condition and to repair known hazards within a reasonable amount of time. If hazards cannot be repaired immediately, the property owner has a duty to provide warning of the hazard or take other steps to reasonably prevent a person from being injured as a result of the hazard.

Note that this duty is extended to all those who enter the property, and applies to all property owners, including owners of public properties, private properties, and residential properties. This duty of care may even be extended to trespassers; California juries are instructed to consider all circumstances under which the plaintiff came onto the defendant’s land in determining the duty of care owed by the property owner (defendant).

Fisher & Talwar

801 S Grand Ave, 11th Fl,
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 891-0777

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Vibhu Talwar – vt@fishertalwar.com