How Long Does It Take To Settle My Slip And Fall Case?

It is alarming to realize how many simple issues can result in significant injuries when property owners fail to provide the care and maintenance required to ensure the safety of guests on the property. Simple hazards that could be easily corrected or eliminated are overlooked or ignored and become the reason for countless injuries each year. These easily remedied issues include:

• Water leaking onto the floor from damaged water lines or hoses
• Damaged or faulty plumbing fixtures that leak onto the floor
• Food or drinks that are spilled on the floor and not properly cleaned up
• Loose or damaged flooring or rugs
• Electrical cords left in walkways
• Recently mopped floors that are still wet but have no warning signs to alert patrons of the increased slip and fall hazard
• Missing floor mats at entryways
• Saturated floor mats at entrance doors
• Wet or muddy sidewalks due to damaged sprinkler lines or overspraying sprinklers
• Wet leaves and other litter in parking lots, on sidewalks, or on steps
• Poorly marked or unmarked steps, ramps, or other transitions from one pavement or flooring surface to another or a change in elevation

All property owners are legally obligated to maintain their spaces in a safe condition that does not present safety hazards to guests, customers, or the general public when they are on the property. These rules apply to all public and private property and are part of premises liability law that was created to ensure everyone’s safety when they are away from home. In addition, the property owner and their staff are required to perform routine inspections of the property to check for unsafe conditions. If they encounter any safety hazards, according to their duty of care, they must repair or eliminate them in a prompt manner.

The level of care required when a safety concern is discovered is defined as being at least what the average prudent person would so in a similar situation. For example, if you find water on the floor in your kitchen, you would mop it up swiftly to prevent anyone from a slip and fall injury. That is what most would do and also what is considered the average prudent response to such an issue. If the staff fails to take this action in a reasonable amount of time, they can be deemed negligent in their duty of care. Furthermore, if that negligence is later found to have caused or contributed to a guest’s injuries, the property owner can be liable for the losses and expenses incurred by the victim due to their injuries.

If you believe that your slip and fall injuries could have been the result of negligence on the part of the property owner or their staff, please reach out to DTLA Law Group today to discuss the incident. Our team can be reached 24/7 to help you understand how you can hold the appropriate person accountable for their negligence and receive compensation to help you overcome the debt created by your slip and fall injuries.

When you think about a slip and fall incident, you might only imagine very minor harm, such as a bruise or small cuts. However, it is vital to know that there are many slip and fall incidents that result in serious harm to the victim requiring extensive medical care. Some of these injuries include:

• Fractured, broken, or shattered bones
• Dislocated joints and damage to the soft connective tissue of the joints
• Back, neck, and spinal cord damage
• Injuries to the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and delicate skin on the face
• Soft tissue and nerve damage
• Severe lacerations and puncture wounds
• Damage to internal organs and internal bleeding

As the victim of personal injuries, you must know that there are no determined compensation amounts awarded by the court. Instead, each case is carefully evaluated, and the amount awarded is based on the actual losses and expenses incurred by the victim due to the injuries. Working with your expert DTLA Law Group slip and fall injury lawyer, you will compile all the documentation to confirm your allowable expenses used in this process, which typically include but are not always limited to:

• All current and projected future medical expenses related to the care and rehabilitation of the injuries suffered in the slip and fall incident
• Your lost income if the harm sustained in the slip and fall incident prevents you from working at your regular job until you are fully healed
• The cost to replace any personal property that was damaged or destroyed in the slip and fall incident
• All legal expenses and fees related to preparing, filing, and litigating your slip and fall injury lawsuit

According to the Statute of Limitations, personal injury victims have two years from the date of the injury incident to file a lawsuit with the court. After the Statute of Limitations expires, the victim no longer has the right to seek justice and compensation for the losses caused by the incident via a personal injury lawsuit. It is also critical to know that very few exceptions to the time limit would provide a victim added time to file once the time limit has passed. However, in cases where the liable party is a government entity, such as the state or federal government, your time to file a lawsuit is decreased to only six months from the date of the injuries. Please reach out to DTLA Law Group today to discuss the time remaining to file your claim before it is too late.

When you hire DTLA Law Group to handle your slip and fall injury lawsuit, you will be pleased to confirm that there are no upfront fees or expenses required for our experts to begin work on the case. We understand that these fees often prevent victims from getting the legal services they need to secure the compensation they deserve. Our simple payment policy eliminates all that stress and worry for our clients because we only get paid after the case is resolved. At that time, our client has the compensation that includes funds to cover their legal costs and other expenses.

Finally, if your DTLA Law Group slip and fall lawyer fails to win the case and deliver that much-needed compensation, you owe the firm nothing for its time and investment in preparing the case. Please reach out to our team today to learn more about this very viable resolution to the expenses and losses you suffered because of someone else’s negligence that caused your slip and fall incident and injuries.

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