If you have suffered personal injury due to a slip and fall accident, contact the premises liability lawyers of Phillips & Pelly in La Jolla, San Diego.
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Slip and Fall — Premises Liability and Personal Injury Lawyers in San Diego and La Jolla
Hundreds, if not thousands, of slip and fall accidents occur every year in the San Diego area. Many victims of this type of negligence pay for their medical bills out of their own pockets because they are unaware of laws regarding premises liability. The personal injury lawyers of Phillips & Pelly, serving San Diego and La Jolla, can help slip and fall victims recover compensation from the party responsible for their injuries.
Slip and Fall Defined
Slip and fall accidents occur when a visitor to a house, business, or other location falls and becomes injured due to unsafe conditions that could have been prevented by the property owner. Also called trip and fall or fall down accidents, slip and fall injuries are covered by premises liability law.
Types of Slip and Fall Accidents
Slippery or wet floors are only one cause of slip and fall accidents covered by premises liability laws. The personal injury lawyers of Phillips & Pelly have helped clients in San Diego, La Jolla, and elsewhere in the county to recover damages after a wide variety of slip and fall injuries involving the following:
- Poor lighting
- Boxes left in walkways
- Falling debris from high shelves or construction areas
- Wrinkled or unattached carpeting
- Uneven sidewalks
Injuries caused by such conditions can range from bumps, bruises, and broken bones to serious neck injuries and back injuries and life-altering spinal cord injuries. If the faulty condition has existed long enough for the property owner to know about it, he or she may be held liable for your medical bills under California premises liability laws. Talk to one of our San Diego personal injury lawyers, representing clients in La Jolla, Mission Valley, Carlsbad, and the entire county, to find out if you have a case. Your first consultation is free, and we collect no fee until your case settles.
Determining Slip and Fall Liability
Though they provide broad guidelines, premises liability laws cannot anticipate the circumstances of each individual slip and fall accident. As a result, the best way to ensure success in your personal injury case is to retain lawyers who can collect as much pertinent information about the negligent owner and dangerous property as possible.
First, your attorneys will need to determine whether your slip and fall injury qualifies as a premises liability case. To do this, they will need to determine whether any of the following factors were evident at the time of the accident:
- Did the property owner cause the unsafe condition?
- If the property owner did not cause the conditions, could he or she have known about and neglected to fix the problem?
- In the case of a wet floor or unexpected step, could injury have been avoided with the use of a warning sign or better lighting?
Contact Our Premises Liability Lawyers
If your answer to any of the questions above is "yes," your case likely falls under premises liability laws. Our San Diego attorneys feel that you shouldn't have to shoulder the burden of medical costs from injuries that weren't your fault. Contact our personal injury lawyers today. Whether you are in La Jolla, Poway, Carmel Valley, or elsewhere in San Diego County, we can serve you and your family.