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Slip and Fall Attorney in Houston

Suffering a slip and fall accident can result in serious costs to one’s health and financial security. Victims of slip and fall accidents often suffer severe, painful injuries. These types of injuries often may happen because a property owner didn’t repair or warn you about dangerous conditions, such as a broken handrail that causes you to fall down a flight of stairs.
If you’ve suffered an injury due to a slip-and-fall accident on another’s public, business, or private property—you may be entitled to compensation. Slip-and-fall accident attorneys can help you file a personal injury claim, gather evidence to prove the property owner’s liability, and recover personal and financial losses. Our slip-and-fall personal injury lawyers at Calhoun Meredith may be able to help you pursue recovery for damages and negotiate a settlement with the at-fault party.

We can look at the facts of your case, help you file a claim against the insurance company, and negotiate a settlement to get you fair compensation, Contact us now at 877-255-5873 for an immediate free consultation.

Slip and Fall Injuries

Slip and fall accidents can lead to serious injuries that leave victims unable to work, cover their medical expenses, or support their families. When people fall because of a loose, uneven, or slippery surface or because of some other hazard, there are many injuries they could suffer – ranging from mild and inconvenient to painful and life-altering. Three of the most common fall-related injuries are:

  1. Brain injuries: Many people fall and hit their heads, leading to concussions or more serious TBIs. For older individuals, falls are the most common cause of TBIs. Brain injuries can lead to personality changes and decreased cognitive functioning. Like a severe spinal cord injury, a serious TBI can take away a person’s ability to live independently.

 

  1. Broken bones: If you fall and hit your head—especially if there is swelling, bleeding, or even a brief loss of consciousness—you need immediate medical care. In slip and fall accidents, people may fracture bones in their hands, wrists, or arms because they put their arms out to catch themselves when they fall. Elderly individuals often break a hip when they fall sideways. Fractures can be bone in several areas of the body, including:
  • Hip fractures
  • Broken arms
  • Broken legs
  • Fractured ribs
  • Broken wrists

 

  1. Spinal cord injuries: In case people fall a great distance or onto another object, it increases their risk of a spinal cord injury. Even relatively minor spinal cord injuries can lead to serious long-term disabilities, and major spinal cord injuries may lead to paralysis. This type of injury is very likely to take away a person’s independence.

 

  1. Soft Tissue Injuries: Soft tissue injuries are difficult to prove in a lawsuit because these aren't outwardly visible. You might not even realize that you have a soft tissue injury until days, or even weeks, after the initial fall. Soft tissue injuries range from minor ankle and wrist sprains to devastating tears in tendons and ligaments.

Common Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents

Property owners have a duty to protect visitors that come onto their premises, but they sometimes neglect these duties, and accidents happen. To help reduce your risk of a slip and fall injury, review the most common causes of slip and fall accidents below.

  • Wet and Uneven Floors. Flooring conditions are one of the leading causes of slip and fall accidents. Such conditions include uneven flooring, pavement and surfaces without warning signs, recently waxed or polished floors and not using adequate barriers to close off areas of wet flooring.
  • Uneven or unstable surfaces. Businesses are required to keep walkways safe and secure for visitors. Uneven brick or concrete surfaces, broken tiles, or even holes are tripping hazards that can lead to accidents. 
  • Disorderly or poorly lit walkways. If a business fails to maintain a neat and orderly appearance, clutter can quickly become a hazard that causes someone to trip and fall. 
  • Dangerous staircases and ramps. If staircases and ramps are not maintained properly, such as broken or loose boards, it can create a tripping hazard.
  • Wet or slippery floors. Whether caused by a spill that someone failed to clean, a leaky pipe, rain, snow, or surfaces that are naturally slippery, such as glass or polished stone floors. 
Property owners have a duty to use reasonable care to eliminate these hazards and reduce the risk of slip and fall accidents.

Proving Negligence

You will need to prove that a property owner, business, or employee acted negligently, and the negligent action caused your injury as well as your damages in order to have a chance of recovering compensation. Evidence to prove your case can include but not limited to:

  • Photographic evidence of the hazardous condition
  • Video surveillance footage
  • Statements of Eyewitness
  • Medical reports and bills
It can be challenging to prove that a property owner is responsible for your damages. However, having a slip and fall accident lawyer by your side can help you prove your claim. An experienced lawyer at Calhoun Meredith can gather the vital evidence and build your case aggressively.

Compensation for Damages

A personal injury lawsuit brought against a negligent property owner referred to as a premises liability lawsuit, and it can permit you to pursue compensation for the costs associated with a slip and fall accident. So some obvious things that you can file a claim for are:
  • Medical expenses (hospital bills, doctor’s fees, diagnostic tests, prescription)
  • Cost of medication
  • Ongoing physical therapy
  • Loss of income (existing and future prospects)
  • Compensation for short-term and long-term loss in productivity
  • Loss of enjoyment of life and breakdown of personal relationships
  • pain, scarring, and emotional trauma
These are not the only costs that you may have to bear, depending on the severity of your accident. A slip and fall accident victim – and maybe even their family – depending on the severity of the incident, may have to pay for many other things that they would not have had to pay for had the accident not occurred such as:

Seek Free Consultation with Our Houston Slip and Fall Lawyers

We have negotiated advantageous settlements for many injured people and have seen cases all the way through trial to jury decisions. If you believe a property owner’s negligence led to your slip and fall injuries, don’t hesitate to call the attorneys at Calhoun Meredith.

Currently, we offer a case evaluation free of charge and are ready to help you obtain full compensation for your losses. If you or a loved one were injured in a slip and fall accident, call the slip and fall injury lawyers at Calhoun Meredith at 877-255-5873  

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