Blog: Slip and Fall

After overexertion, slip and falls are the second leading cause of workplace injuries. To ensure workers do not fall on the job, companies should first conduct a formal floor safety audit. While formal floor safety audits are not mandatory, they are better at preventing workplace injuries than the required inspections. Facilities are required to inspect […]

If you slip and fall on someone’s property, there are several steps you need to take afterwards to make sure you obtain compensation for costs from any resulting injury. The following are helpful tips that ensure you are being careful and thorough in your slip and fall accident. Seek medical treatment right away. Sometimes the […]

When you take your family to a water park, you do not expect to have a serious accident. Water slides, pipes, wave pools, and other attractions offer a lot of fun and are one of summer’s best-loved pastimes. Injuries from slips and falls are a very real possibility and something that you should plan for […]

Premises liability is when a property owner is responsible for accidents and injuries that occur on their property. Courts can require an owner to compensate a person that has been injured on their property. The scope of this liability varies from state to state. The property can be any place owned by someone, including land […]

Outdoor festivals have grown in number and popularity, especially during the summer and fall months. Sadly, the combination of large outdoor crowds and alcohol often results in festival-related tragedies, particularly slip and falls. With large outdoor crowds, individuals may fall victim to crowd surges. Sometimes, the rambunctious behavior of an individual may cause someone else […]

Every day someone is injured due to the negligence or carelessness of others.  From an injury that will merely take time to heal to a life-changing debilitating injury, if you have been injured by someone else’s negligence, carelessness, or distraction, then it is your right to be compensated for that injury. Slip and fall accidents […]

Staying at a hotel or resort on a vacation or business trip can often be a time of rest and relaxation for guests. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Slip and fall accidents at hotels and resorts occur on a regular basis, regardless of the type of hotel or resort. Slip and falls occurring […]

Not every person injured in a slip and fall accident has grounds to sue the owner of the property where the incident happened. If you suffer a slip and fall accident on someone else’s property and can prove the property owner was negligent, you can sue them for damages. Sometimes, the property owner can avoid […]

Slip and fall accidents can result in serious head or back injuries and broken bones, especially in older individuals. If you are seeking compensation from injuries suffered in a slip and fall accident that happened on a property, warning signs can play an important role in proving your premises liability case. Factors in a Premises […]

Certain workplaces are more dangerous for employees than others. Workplaces where employees perform manual labor have a higher incidence of employee injury than more sedentary jobs because the more time a worker spends climbing, carrying objects, and operating machinery, the more chances they have of being injured. Although it might not initially be obvious, car […]