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What is a Slip and Fall / Trip and Fall Case?

A slip and fall, and or trip and fall case is pretty much self explanatory. The case arises from a person either slipping and/or tripping and falling, and sustaining injuries as a result.

However, the are special circumstances involved in these types of cases which would give rise to you actually being able to pursue a legal case for damages against a person or entity.

The Necessity of a Dangerous Condition

The Slip and Fall, and/or Trip and Fall, must be the result of a dangerous condition either on Public or Private Property.

Obviously most human beings slip and/or trip and fall many times in their lives. The law will not allow you to recover each and every time you slip and/or trip and fall.

The law will allow you to recover damages for injuries that result due to a dangerous condition on public and/or private property, and that they knew or should have known about.

What is a Dangerous Condition?

There are literally an infinite number of dangerous conditions that could result in you slipping and/or falling. Some examples of dangerous conditions we have dealt with are:

• Dangerously slippery surface

• Water or other wet substance on floor

• Cracks in a sidewalk or walkway

• Poorly maintained stairs or hand rails

• Holes in grass, sidewalk, street, or walkway

• Uneven stairs or surface

• Food and or other objects left on the floor

• Debris left on the floor

• Negligently placed parking stops in parking lots

• Unmarked steps

• Ice on walkway or in parking lot, etc.

The Necessity of Notice to the owner or person controlling the property where the dangerous condition exist

The owner or person controlling the property where you suffer a slip and/or trip and fall must either know about the dangerous condition, or should know about the dangerous condition through reasonable inspections, before you can legally recover against them in these types of cases.

This part of a slip and/or trip and fall case is the most difficult to prove, which is why many lawyers do not take or handle these types of cases.

The testimony of an expert witness is required in many of these types of cases to prove that a dangerous condition existed and that the owner or controller of the property either knew or should have known about the condition.

The Necessity of retaining counsel

The above information is just a small part what you need to know slip and fall, and trip and fall cases.

As a firm that handles slip and fall, and trip and fall cases, we must above all, highly recommend that you retain a lawyer to represent you in your accident case. Preferably within the first 24-48 hours of the time the accident occurred.

We have dealt with many people who thought they could do it on their own without a lawyer, who in the end either by their own words or conduct unintentionally sabotaged their own case, or settled their case for a small fraction of what their case was actually worth.

More then anything, we dislike having to tell someone who attempted to handle this complex area of the law on their own, that there is nothing we can do for them because they already settled their case, or they waited too long to file suit, etc.

Our purpose as a law firm is to provide you with aggressive, competent legal representation on your case. The word competency is not just some marketing term. Competency means that you have the someone has the expertise and knowledge to handle something.

The Law Offices of Norman Gregory Fernandez has the level of competency necessary to get you maximum results in your case.

We have what it takes to prosecute your case. Don't be a fool, and try to represent yourself. Lawyers are here for a reason; because we know the system and how to navigate through it. We know what you are entitled too and how to get it either through settlement or litigation.

You may call us now for a free consultation on your case at (800) 816-1529 Ext. 1, or you may submit your case through our online legal form for evaluation by clicking here now. You have nothing to lose except the money you may be entitled to in your case!

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