Category Archives: Slip And Falls
Legal Issues in Slip-and-Fall Cases
Slip-and-fall accidents at birthday parties, grocery stores, gender reveal parties, and other public places send over eight million Americans to hospital emergency rooms every year. A disproportionate number of these victims are over 65. Victims in this age group also sustain a disproportionate amount of serious fall-related physical and emotional injuries. Physical injuries, such… Read More »
What You Don’t Know About Grocery Store Slip-and-Falls in California
Grocery store slip-and-falls are among the most common, and most preventable, premises liability injuries in California. Slip-and-falls are, by far, the leading cause of employee and guest injuries at grocery stores, easily exceeding categories like repetitive stress injuries and food consumption-related injuries. However, especially in the Golden State, these numbers only tell part of… Read More »
How Does a Lawyer Handle a Nursing Home Fall Matter?
In many cases, falls are a double-whammy for nursing home residents. Falls are one of the top reasons for admission to a long-term care facility. Falls are also one of the most common nursing home injuries. Usually, because falls cause such severe physical and emotional injuries, these victims cannot ever live independently again. Physical… Read More »
What to Do When There is a Fall in the Nursing Home?
Thousands of San Diegans wrestle with this question. Almost two-thirds of long-term care residents fall every year. In many cases, an earlier fall prompted the nursing home admission. Repeat fall physical and emotional injuries are much worse than initial fall physical and emotional injuries, which is saying a lot. Most older people never entirely… Read More »
Breaking Down a Grocery Store Fall Claim
Indoor and outdoor slip and falls are the leading cause of injury accidents among grocery store employees and customers. Bad falls usually cause permanent injuries. Head injuries usually cause personality changes and have other neurological effects. Broken bones, especially broken leg or hip bones, often permanently limit mobility. These permanent injuries make these cases… Read More »
How a slip-and-fall accident can cause serious TBIs
Many people don’t view a slip-and-fall accident as serious. However, this is not always the case. In fact, if you slip, trip, and fall, and you strike your head on the ground or an object, there is a real possibility that you will suffer a serious TBI (traumatic brain injury). In fact, falls are… Read More »
Use caution when shopping this holiday season
The holiday shopping season is always busy. Many people head out to the stores to shop for holiday gifts and meal ingredients. Stores try to keep up with the increased demand by putting out more merchandise. The additional merchandise and the increased crowds could lead to hazardous conditions. Stores must find ways to keep… Read More »
4 ways a slip-and-fall accident can hurt your knees
Most slip-and-fall accidents only injure your pride, but that doesn’t mean they are all harmless. Nearly everyone underestimates the potential harm a fall can cause the human body. If you hit your head or land on your back, you might suffer severe head or spinal cord trauma. More commonly, slips and falls result in… Read More »
Slip-and-fall accidents are a leading cause of spinal injuries
Many situations can lead to slip-and-fall accidents. While some of these accidents are unavoidable, most are caused by hazards that can be fixed. Back injuries involving the spinal cord are particularly common. If you are hurt in a slip-and-fall accident that is attributable to someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to compensation through… Read More »
The cost of a severe injury to a full-time parent
When someone suffers a permanent injury in California, whether they get hurt in a car crash or because they slip and fall in a puddle at the grocery store, their injury will have lasting implications for them and the rest of their family. Often, personal injury claims in California focus on the chances of… Read More »
