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  According to the National Safety Council, slip and fall accidents account for nearly nine million visits to emergency rooms, and are the third leading cause of accident related deaths each year. A slip and fall accident typically occurs when you least expect it and can result in severe, sometimes permanent, injury or wrongful death. When a slip and fall occurs as the result of the negligent, reckless or careless actions of another party, the person injured, or the family … [Read more...]

When people think of slip and fall accidents they generally picture someone sliding across a wet floor in a supermarket. That often happens, but there are many other kinds of slip, trip and fall accidents that occur everywhere from workplaces to amusement parks. They can also occur at a friend's home. A slip and fall accident is a personal injury accident that happens on someone else's property. A valid personal injury claim must first establish that … [Read more...]

If you have been unfortunate enough to have sustained an injury when you slipped, tripped and fell on someone else's property, you should know if you have a meritorious claim against someone or some entity for your damages. The laws relating to slip and fall accidents come under the umbrella of "Premises Liability" law. Many people erroneously believe if they are injured on someone else's property, the property owner's insurance company is automatically responsible to … [Read more...]