Property owners who ignore known hazards shouldn't get to walk away without consequence when someone gets hurt.
A slip and fall can happen anywhere: a grocery store with a wet floor, an apartment building with broken stairs, a parking structure with no lighting. The legal question is whether the owner knew, or should have known, about the hazard and failed to fix it.
Evidence in these cases disappears fast. We move quickly to secure surveillance footage, maintenance records, and incident reports, and use them to build the strongest possible case for your injuries.
What you have to prove
Property owners aren't automatically responsible every time someone falls. The law asks whether the owner knew about the hazard, or should have discovered it through reasonable inspections, and failed to fix it or warn about it. That's why these cases turn on records: how long the spill sat there, when the stairs were last inspected, whether other people had already complained.
What to do after a fall
Report the fall to the property owner or manager right away and ask that an incident report be created. Photograph what made you fall before it gets cleaned up or repaired, along with the surrounding area and any missing signage. Get medical attention the same day and keep the shoes you were wearing. Then contact us quickly; surveillance video is often overwritten within days or weeks, and a preservation demand from a law firm is what keeps it from disappearing.
Compensation can cover medical treatment, lost income, and pain and suffering. Falls are a leading cause of serious injury for older adults, and insurers routinely blame the victim's footwear, attention, or age. The evidence, gathered early, is the answer to that.