Encino Slip & Fall Lawyer

Hiring a slip and trip attorney who has a history of winning personal injury cases is important if you want to win your case. Along with their expertise and negotiation skills, you get the benefit of their years of experience working on other slip, trip, and fall cases. This makes hiring them well worth it. We fight for your rights to get you the compensation you deserve. 

You may underestimate the severity of your injury initially, but slip and fall accidents can lead to long-term health issues. Before you decide to hire a trip and fall lawyer, seek medical care for your injuries, document the scene, take photographs, report the incident, and write down what transpired.  Once you’ve taken these steps, schedule a consultation with us to discuss your slip and fall case and initiate the claims process.

In slip and fall cases, location and jurisdiction have an impact on the legal framework, venue selection, local standards, jury attitudes, expert witness availability, and details of insurance practices. Safety standards and building codes may impact negligence claims, while jury attitudes may differ. Our attorneys’ familiarity with Encino local laws means we have the knowledge needed to navigate these jurisdictional variations on your behalf.

Property and business owners bear the responsibility of maintaining a safe environment on their premises. In cases where they fail to do so and are proven negligent, they can be held accountable. Proving negligence in California requires your attorney to prove the owner knew or should have known about the hazard, did not fix it, or warn people about it, and their negligence resulted in your slip and fall incident and your injuries. 

Slip and fall accidents can arise from negligence, insufficient maintenance, or the failure to address potential safety hazards. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),  and the National Floor Safety Institute, floors and flooring materials contribute directly to more than 2 million fall injuries each year.

Other conditions that may lead to slip and fall accidents include:

• Wet or Slippery Floors: Spills, leaks, or freshly mopped surfaces without proper warning signs.
• Loose Flooring or Tiles: Loose tiles or floorboards that create tripping hazards.
• Uneven Surfaces: Uneven pavements, cracked sidewalks, or damaged flooring.
• Loose or Torn Carpets: Loose rugs or carpets that create tripping hazards.
• Cluttered Walkways: Obstacles, debris, or clutter in walkways or aisles.
• Damaged Sidewalks: Cracked or crumbling pavement, and uneven grading.
• Inadequate Lighting: Poorly lit areas that make it difficult to see hazards.
• Ice or Snow Accumulation: Slippery ice or snow on sidewalks or parking lots.
• Uneven Stairs or Steps: Steps with uneven risers or treads.
• Lack of Handrails: Staircases without handrails or with damaged handrails.
• Spilled Liquids: Spilled liquids like water, oil, or grease in public areas.
• Broken or Inadequate Handrails: Damaged, loose, or missing handrails.
• Potholes: Potholes or defects in parking lots, driveways, or pathways.
• Debris or Obstacles: Objects left in walkways or aisles.
• Inadequate Signage: Lack of warning or caution signs indicating hazards.
• Poorly Maintained Entrances: Hazards at entrances, like uneven thresholds.

Trip and fall incidents result from stumbling over objects or uneven surfaces in places like workplaces, apartments, homes, stores, sidewalks, and public areas, due to negligence or poor maintenance. Our sidewalk trip and fall lawyer in Los Angeles can assess if your case merits a personal injury lawsuit. Our apartment premises liability attorneys litigate and negotiate settlements if your landlord is negligent. California law premises liability holds property owners and business owners responsible for injuries and accidents that occur on their property due to unsafe conditions. Owners must maintain and keep their premises safe to protect customers and visitors from preventable injuries. In premises liability claims, your attorney must show the owner was negligent and aware of the problem, which caused the injury. 

According to the CDC and CPSC, the leading work-related injuries are caused by objects or equipment, overexertion, trips, slips, and falls.

Worker’s compensation and medical costs associated with occupational trip and fall incidents have been estimated at $70 billion annually in the U.S.

Possible causes of trip and fall accidents include: 

• • Uneven Pavement: Tripping on pavement or a sidewalk with uneven surfaces or cracks.
  • Loose Flooring: Loose tiles, floorboards, or carpets.
  • Uneven Stairs: Tripping on poorly maintained or uneven steps or stairs.
  • Obstructed Walkways: Tripping over clutter, objects, or obstacles left in walkways or aisles.
  • Poor Lighting: Falling due to inadequate lighting that obscures hazards or obstacles.
  • Broken Handrails: Falling due to a lack of handrails or damaged handrails on stairs.
  • Potholes: Tripping in a parking lot or on a pathway with potholes or defects.
  • Slippery Surfaces: Tripping on wet, slippery surfaces, like spilled liquids or freshly waxed floors.
  • Inadequate Signage: Falls due to lack of warning signs alerting about potential hazards.
  • Construction Zones: Tripping on debris, tools, materials, or falling off ladders.

• Workplace Falls: Falling or tripping on the job, tripping over electrical or computer cords or equipment, tripping and falling due to clutter.

California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1 has a two-year deadline to file “an action for, injury to, or for the death of, an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another.” Our lawyers will file your case promptly, and ensure you file long before the deadline.