Who Is Liable for a Slip & Fall Accident at Work?

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Who Is Liable for a Slip Fall Accident at Work?
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• Introduction

To Fall or slip down is one of the common
accidents which takes place in ones life at some
point in time. And the sadder part is that in
most of the cases it may not be their fault. As
this type of accident can take place anywhere and
anytime so, one should be aware of the steps to
be taken immediately after the slip or fall
accident happens. It is possible that the person
falls on a road, or parking lot, or homes or walk
aways due to a fault in the construction of the
respective area for which the owners of the
properties are responsible.
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It is the premises liability of the owners to
maintain the premises under their supervision so
that no one else is hurt after tripping, falling,
or slipping or else the victim can claim for the
medical bills, damages caused to them, time off
work, and other pains handled by them due to
accident. Then to claim for an insurance
settlement or file a personal injury lawsuit you
must hire the best personal injury attorney in
Los Angeles.
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Below mentioned are some important steps that one
should take after meeting slip and fall accident
1) Immediately seek medical treatment. -Health
is the foremost priority above all, be it yours
or of your loved ones, so, when an accident
happens, firstly they should rush to the hospital
to receive the required medical attention. -One
should maintain the proper documentation of all
the medical expenses, bills, examination reports
as these will be the evidence for the injury
incurred to you.
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2) Report an Accident to the respective
concern. -The accident taken place at any place,
be it at the store, in house or friends place,
one should report it to the owner of the building
or landlord. 3) Look for eyewitnesses. -Once
you feel okay and medically good enough then look
for the eyewitnesses of your accident and
document their name, address, and other
details. -Also, click as many photographs as you
can of the location, weather, condition of the
road, etc., it will help to make your case strong
and get the maximum claim amount.
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4) Do not give any statement -The victim should
deny giving any statement to the insurance
company or the owner without consulting the Los
Angeles personal injury lawyers they have the
best judgment of what to record and what not. 5)
Hire an Attorney -When the fall or the accident
is serious and caused heavy damage to the victim,
they decide to file the case against the opponent
to claim for the compensation amount. To assure
that you get what you deserve, you should hire
the best lawyer to deal with your case.
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4) Do not give any statement -The victim should
deny giving any statement to the insurance
company or the owner without consulting the Los
Angeles personal injury lawyers they have the
best judgment of what to record and what not. 5)
Hire an Attorney -When the fall or the accident
is serious and caused heavy damage to the victim,
they decide to file the case against the opponent
to claim for the compensation amount. To assure
that you get what you deserve, you should hire
the best lawyer to deal with your case.
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Two theories of Liability in Slip and Fall Cases
To prove that the accident happened due to the
negligence of the third party, the victim must
prove any of the below two situations -An
employer or the owner of the property should have
identified the dangerous condition and removed it
on time or should have given proper remedy of the
situation before the accident takes place. -An
employer or the property owner created a
dangerous situation by putting some hindrance or
obstacle in a walkway or parking lot or at any
public place which could harm any other person.
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Liable compensation
Once it is proved on the grounds of personal
Injury claim then the victim is liable to receive
the below compensation amount against the damage
caused to him due to slip or fall
accident -Medical expenses, hospital
bills -Loss of earning capacity in case of any
severe physical damage of the victim -Loss of
salary or wages due to absence of work because of
the accident -Mental and emotional distress of
the victim -Need of house help and domestic
care -Suffering and pain a victim is going
through-Loss of peace of mind and absence of
happiness in victims life -Expenses incurred in
modifying the house or vehicle or damage caused
to any other thing.
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