Public venues owe customers and visitors a duty of care to take steps that prevent accidents from causing injuries. If a public venue such as a hotel, shopping mall, or grocery store fails to protect customers and visitors from sustaining one or more injuries while on the venue’s property, the public venue might be held legally liable if an act of negligence caused injuries that resulted in financial losses. As one of the most common types of accidents that unfold at public venues, slip and fall incidents cause a wide variety of injuries that range in severity from minor cuts and bruises to severe brain trauma.
Losing balance and starting to fall is one of the most unsettling events that most of us have dealt with at some point in our lives. Although it can be a short fall to the floor or ground, the few seconds that pass can seem like they take an eternity. Our immediate reaction once we lose balance after slipping is to brace for a fall by throwing out one or both arms to provide support on impact. However, losing balance because of a slip sometimes does not leave enough time for us to react, which means we hit the floor or ground with full impact. Vulnerable areas of the body that sustain damage include the hips, shoulders, and elbows.
If you sustained an elbow injury from a fall, you should contact an experienced slip and fall lawyer to explore your legal options. A slip and fall lawyer conducts an extensive investigation to first determine the cause of your injuries followed by a determination as to whether another party should be held legally liable for committing one or more acts of negligence. Another helpful type of legal support offered by an experienced slip and fall lawyer concerns assisting a client with filing a persuasive insurance claim. If you decide to take legal action, your legal counsel ensures you file a civil lawsuit that seeks monetary damages before the expiration of the statute of limitations.
At Morgan and Morgan, we have represented clients that sustained injuries caused by personal injury incidents for more than 30 years. Since 1988, our personal injury attorneys have recovered more than $14 billion in compensation for our clients, with some of the compensation coming from favorable judgments issued for slip and fall cases. With offices located all over the United States, Morgan and Morgan assigns you a slip and fall lawyer to determine whether you have enough physical evidence and witness support to take legal action against another party.
Be proactive by scheduling a free case evaluation with a Morgan and Morgan slip and fall lawyer to discuss an elbow injury from a fall.