Tamara A. Walker - Chicago Slip and Fall Lawyer
Sometimes conditions exist that are dangerous and cause falls in which severe injury can result. The term “Slip and fall” is used for a personal injury case in which a person slips or trips and is injured on someone else’s property. There are many dangerous conditions like torn carpeting, changes in flooring, poor lighting, narrow stairs, or a wet floor can cause someone to slip and be injured. Same goes if someone trips on a broken or cracked public sidewalks, or falls down a flight of stairs. In addition, a slip and fall case might arise when someone slips or falls outdoors because of rain, ice, snow or a hidden hazard, such as a pothole in the ground. These cases usually fall under the broader category of cases known as “premises liability” claims. Slip and fall accidents usually occur on property (or “premises”) owned or maintained by someone else, and the property owner may be held legally responsible. Despite how the fat happens, the plaintiff must have sustained some kind of injury, however minor, in order to collect.
In most cases, a person injured in a slip and fall on someone else’s property must prove that the cause of the accident was a “dangerous condition,” and that the owner or possessor of the property knew of the dangerous condition. A dangerous condition must present an unreasonable risk to a person on the property, and it must have been a condition that the injured party should not have anticipated under the circumstances. This latter requirement implies that people must be aware of, and avoid, obvious dangers.
Attorney Walker has been extremely successful in settling car accident claims, avoiding the need for drawn out and unpredictable trials. All car accident cases are done on a contingent fee, meaning that we receive a portion of the settlement or judgment. So if you don’t win a monetary award, under the vast majority of circumstances you won’t owe us a penny for our representation on your case. Please contact Walker & Associates immediately if you or a loved one have been injured by someone in a car accident, its important that you contact Walker & Associates immediately. Statute of limitations place severe restrictions on the time period that you have to file a lawsuit, so it is important that you have quality representation from the beginning.