Lawsuits for Severe Injuries

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Lawsuits for Severe Injuries
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• Imagine that you have a busy day of shopping and
  while youre strolling back to your car, burdened
  with all of your purchases, suddenly you trip on
  broken pavement and you fall.

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• Something similar can happen while visiting a
  friends house and you lose your footing on a
  slippery surface that you didnt observe.

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• In some cases, a slip or fall like those
  mentioned are simple incidents, but they can also
  cause severe injuries and in some cases, could
  lead even to death. It is noted that slips and
  falls are some of the leading causes of non-fatal
  injuries that require to be treated in the
  hospital.

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• Anyone can get a victim of slip and fall, it is
  not a rule that only elderly can become such
  victims. Also, such accidents may happen
  anywhere, such as your own home, a friends home,
  a mall and the theater.

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• In situations when the slip or fall can be
  assigned to the condition of a person, such as
  physical or mental, then the fault is that of the
  victim.

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• In case the fall can be assigned to a mistake in
  the floors design or a lack of information or
  warning regarding a wet surface of a spill, then
  responsibility may be determined and it depends
  on the circumstances.

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• It is legal responsibility of the owner or lease
  holder that public areas are their responsibility
  for maintaining the properties, and that they be
  safe and to prevent people from suffering any
  injury.

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• Public spaces and also private homes owners are
  responsible to make sure that people who visit
  them do not slip as a cause of the existence of
  liquid or debris on the floors.

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Proving fall and slip lawsuit

• Lawsuit cases based on slips and falls tend to be
  quite complicated. One of the reasons is that it
  is possible that many people are involved in it.
  It may include the resident, the proprietor, the
  property manager or the business.

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• On the other hand, it may also be difficult to
  show evidence that the fall came as a result of
  the owners carelessness. Additionally, in case
  the slip or fall took place in a public space,
  certain limitations appear.

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• The state may ask you to report the incident
  within a given period of time. In case you fail
  to do so, it may be considered as if you are
  abandoning to claim your compensations for the
  accident.

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