The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) recently released a report that contains several sets of startling data. One of the data sets concerns slip and fall accidents, particularly the number of emergency visits made by victims of slip and fall incidents in the United States. On average, emergency rooms treat more than one million victims of slip and fall accidents each year. Venues that experienced the most slip and fall incidents include hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and grocery stores. Certain venues that do not receive as much attention regarding slip and fall accidents, however, are the homes rented out for tourists and business professionals.
We are talking about Airbnb venues, which have become a rapidly growing industry that has started to compete with hotels for guest reservations.
Airbnbs offer several advantages for the guests that book reservations. By renting a residence for a few days, guests enjoy a level of privacy they can only dream about when staying at a hotel. Airbnbs are ideal for creating an intimate setting for friends and family members to enjoy a relaxing vacation or for business professionals to bond during a big industry conference. When you average the cost of staying at an Airbnb venue, the daily rate often falls below what you pay for during the same duration of stay at a hotel.
The rising popularity of Airbnb properties coincides with a rise in the number of Airbnb slip and fall incidents. If you slipped and fell while staying at an Airbnb venue, you should act with a sense of urgency by contacting an experienced slip and fall attorney. A lawyer can help you gather physical evidence, as well as submit a persuasive insurance claim that helps you recover financial losses. Filing a civil lawsuit seeking monetary damages is typically more difficult to do because of a lack of physical evidence and the fact that most, if not all of the witnesses are friends and/or family members.
Because of the unique challenges posed by an Airbnb slip and fall case, you should contact one of the highly-rated personal injury attorneys at Morgan and Morgan. We have an experienced team of slip and fall lawyers who understand how to clear the many hurdles Airbnb slip and fall cases present for our clients. Since 1988, Morgan and Morgan has recovered more than $14 billion in compensation for our clients, with a large percentage of the financial awards coming from slip and fall cases.
Get the best legal representation for your Airbnb slip and fall case by scheduling a free case evaluation with one of the experienced attorneys at Morgan and Morgan who specializes in handling slip and fall accidents.