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Accidents happen, of course. There isn’t a person alive who hasn’t slipped and fallen, sometimes experiencing an injury as a result. However, if you slip and fall due to unsafe conditions on someone else’s property, you may have the basis for a personal injury claim. Slip and fall injuries which occur on someone else’s property are prosecuted under the statutes of premises liability law. According to basic premises liability laws, it is the responsibility of property owners to maintain safe conditions and to warn individuals on their property of potentially unsafe conditions. This is true whether the property is commercial or private. If you or a loved one is suffering from a slip and fall injury, please contact the Morristown, New Jersey office of Brunnock & Fleming right away.
Below we have outlined some of the common causes of slip and fall accidents, the most frequent kinds of slip and fall injuries, and a brief explanation of the damages you can collect in a slip and fall injury case.
Unsafe Conditions – Common Causes of Slip and Fall Injury
Slip and Fall Injuries – Most Frequent Types of Injury
Collectible Damages after a Slip and Fall Injury
Contact a Slip and Fall Injury Attorney
Sidewalks, broken light bulbs, snow-covered parking lots—they may seem benign, but they are all among the most common causes of serious slip and fall injury. With our New Jersey winters, ice and snow make the threat of dangerous falls particularly prevalent. Unsafe conditions include:
This is just the beginning of a long list of potentially unsafe conditions that can cause painful and permanent injury. If you have received a slip and fall injury under any conditions not listed here, get in touch with our Morristown law firm for a free consultation to determine whether you have a viable claim against the property owner.
Although slip and fall accidents are particularly serious for seniors aged 64 and older, painful and even permanent injuries caused by slipping, tripping, and falling affect people of all ages. In fact, the National Safety Council reports that falls are the leading cause of non-fatal injuries in the United States. The most frequent types of slip and fall injuries are:
There are many more slip and fall-related injuries, and some may not present any symptoms right away. Brunnock & Fleming advises you to receive professional medical attention immediately following a fall. Because physical evidence is essential to successful premises liability cases, we also recommend that you photo-document your injuries, as well as the accident site, if at all possible. Once you have contacted our New Jersey-based slip and fall attorneys, we will begin a thorough investigation of the property and your medical needs to build a winning case for you.
There are several different kinds of damages collectible after a slip and fall injury. Typically, the victim is able to collect current and future medical expenses, compensation for lost income due to the injuries, as well as for the pain and suffering incurred. If your injury is particularly traumatic or permanent, the collectible damages increase significantly, and may also include lost future earnings and benefits.
Brunnock & Fleming strongly urges you to not sign any checks, statements, or insurance claims related to the accident until after consulting with one of our slip and fall injury attorneys.
Property owners and insurance companies are working for their own protection, not yours, and you risk forfeiting your right to any further legal claims you have against them. Any statements you make to them after the accident will be used against you in court should you continue with a premises liability suit, so use caution with any comments you make about the incident.
If you or a loved one has suffered injury due to a slip and fall accident, you need aggressive, professional legal representation from a law firm that gets results. The Law Firm of Brunnock & Fleming has a team of slip and fall injury attorneys in Morristown ready to fight for you. Contact our New Jersey attorneys today.
Brunnock & Fleming, P.C.
1776 On The Green
67 Park Place
5th Floor
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 898-3700
Fax: (973) 898-6766
Toll Free: (800) 378-6206