Category Archives: Slip And Falls
When the Building Itself Is the Hazard: Landlord Liability for Code Violations
Most premises liability cases start with something that happened in a moment: a spill, a torn carpet edge, a missing handrail cap. Building code violation cases are different. They are usually not about a moment. They are about years of deferred maintenance that finally catch up with someone. Under California Civil Code section 1941,… Read More »
When a Store Shelf Injures You: The Legal Case Behind Falling Merchandise
A gallon of paint, a stacked case of soda, a display of holiday cookware balanced three shelves high. Retailers build these displays to sell product, not to survive a stray bump from a shopping cart. When something falls and injures a customer, the legal analysis looks different from the slip-and-fall cases most people picture… Read More »
Level by Level: Who Answers for Injuries in a Parking Structure?
Parking structures are strange spaces. They’re built for cars, yet everyone who uses one eventually becomes a pedestrian. People walk down ramps designed for vehicles, cross drive aisles between rows of reversing SUVs, and climb stairwells that many owners treat as an afterthought. That mix of moving vehicles, foot traffic, bare concrete, and shadows… Read More »
How Does a Slip-and-Fall Case Work in California?
Slip-and-fall accidents can happen almost anywhere, including grocery stores, restaurants, shopping malls, apartment complexes, office buildings, and public sidewalks. Altogether, these incidents send more than eight million Americans to hospital Emergency Rooms every year. Slip-and-fall injuries are especially severe if, as is often the case, the victim had a pre-existing condition. If you suffer… Read More »
How Much Money Does Walmart Settle for Slip and Fall Accidents?
Large settlements are available in Walmart and other retail store slip-and-fall cases. As outlined below, the exact amount mostly depends on the extent of injuries, liability issues, and the evidence available. Retail falls disproportionately affect vulnerable people, mostly individuals with pre-existing medical conditions or who are over 65. Tragically, insurance companies often use these… Read More »
School Slip and Fall Accidents: Breaking it Down
For both children and adults, slip-and-fall accidents at SoCal schools is the danger no one wants to talk about. Overall, these incidents have shot up 40 percent since 2020. Falls are the leading cause of school-related injury for elementary school students. Fall risk is also very high for workers over age 45. Most falls… Read More »
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 »
