Category: Slip and fall
Hip Injuries
When properties have hazards on them, such as unattended spills, cluttered walkways, or crumbling staircases, visitors can sustain painful hip injuries in slip and fall accidents. If you suffered a hip injury in a preventable slip and fall on someone...
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How Much Is the Average Slip and Fall Settlement?
An insurance settlement could compensate you for the losses you suffered in a slip-and-fall accident, such as lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering. There is no set monetary value for this type of injury claim. Slip-and-fall settlements will...
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Fall Prevention Awareness Week
Falls are a leading cause of severe injury and death throughout the U.S., and Colorado is no exception. These dangerous accidents hurt tens of thousands of people across the state each year. In one recent year, over 1,000 people died...
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Why Are Slip and Fall Cases So Hard to Win?
Slip and fall accidents are considered a type of premises liability case. However, they are historically difficult to win. This area of the law holds property owners and managers responsible for injuries that occur on their properties when they have...
Learn MoreHow Do You Prove Fault in a Slip-and-Fall Case?
Slip-and-fall accidents occur with alarming frequency across the United States. There were more than 10.5 million emergency room visits for fall-related injuries in one recent year, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Unfortunately, irresponsible property owners caused many...
Learn MoreHow Do I Know if I Have a Slip and Fall Case?
If you sustain injuries while visiting another person’s property, it may be possible to recover compensation for your losses through an insurance settlement or personal injury lawsuit. Below, slip and fall lawyer Jeffrey Scott Lasswell, PC, explores some common slip...
Learn MoreWhat Should You Do When You Slip and Fall on Someone Else’s Property?
If you were injured in a slip and fall accident on someone else’s property anywhere in Colorado, continue reading to learn more about the steps you can take to recover rightful compensation for your losses. Steps to Take After a...
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