Answers to Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, and Car Accident Questions
Q: What should I do about a slip and fall accident on someone else's property? I slipped and feel on some water in a grocery store and injured my knee and lower back.
A: If you have been injured following an accident--whether a slip and fall, car accident, or something else--you should go to see a doctor. Your health is your most important asset and you should do whatever you can to protect it. If you do not have health insurance, you will need to find a way to pay for your care in the short term, but do not put off seeing a doctor.
Slip and fall accidents are complex cases because you not only have to prove that the accident caused you an injury and the extent of that injury, but you also have to prove that the property owner was somehow responsible for creating a dangerous condition on their property. That is not a given fact. You have to prove that a dangerous condition did in fact exist on the property, that the owner had notice of the condition, and failed to repair the condition or provide warning.
To prove these factual elements, it will be necessary to consult with a personal injury attorney who can perform an initial evaluation and determine whether their is a good chance that the property owner is responsible for causing your injury. At that point, should you choose to hire an attorney to represent you, the attorney will hire a private investigator and/or an expert in safety standards and human factors to help gather evidence. The private investigator helps gather facts and data for the attorney and the expert while the expert is ultimately a witness who will appear at trial and testify whether there are violations of the building code, applicable safety standards, or based upon the facts presented that the property owner is negligent.
The fact of the matter, however, is that you probably do not need a lawyer--nor should you hire an attorney--unless you a seriously hurt due to your slip and fall. The reason for this is that because these are complex cases, in order to justify hiring experts and conducting an investigation, your damages must be serious enough so that you can hope to recover more compensation than it will cost to prove your case. This generally requires a recommendation for a surgery or a fractured bone. If your accident caused these types of injuries, our personal injury attorneys would be willing to meet with you and discuss your case. The consultation is always free and can be scheduled by calling 888-233-5020.
Have you been injured in an accident in San Diego or anywhere in California and don't know what to do next? We are here to help and provide you with the important and relevant information you need to make an informed decision about:
- How to handle your personal injury claim
- Who is the right injury accident attorney to help you with your case, and
- Whether you even need to hire a lawyer to help you with your insurance claim
Call the Jurewitz Law Group at 888-233-5020 to order one of our free California personal injury books to get the information you need or to set up a free consultation with one of our experienced San Diego personal injury attorneys.
