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Owners of residential and commercial properties have a legal obligation to anyone who enters the property to ensure that they are not subjected to unreasonable risk of sustaining an injury. If you have been injured as the result of a slip and fall or dangerous property condition, call Joseph, Hollander & Craft’s Kansas City slip and fall lawyers for your free consultation.

Slip and Fall Causes

Slip and fall accidents happen every day, and many of the victims of these accidents suffer serious injury through no fault of their own. The following are just some of the causes of injury in premises liability cases:

• Broken handrails
• Broken stairs
• Lack of proper signage
• Loose electrical cords
• Loose floorboards
• Obstructions and obstacles
• Poorly lit stairways
• Ripped or torn carpeting or flooring
• Slick or slippery floors and surfaces
• Uneven surfaces
• Unsafe ladders

Regardless of the specific cause of your slip or fall, it is important to hold the responsible party liable—in order to recover compensation for your injuries and prevent others from suffering similar harm in the future. JHC’s Kansas City slip and fall attorneys are ready to help.

Common Slip and Fall Injuries

Victims of slip and fall accidents can experience injuries to any body part.  In serious cases, there may be injuries to multiple parts of the body. Many of these injuries can be quite serious and devastating. Common injuries seen from a slip and fall accident include:

• Amputations and loss of limbs
• Back injuries
• Brain injuries
• Broken and fractured bones
• Eye injuries
• Head injuries
• Internal organ damage
• Neck injuries
• Paralysis
• Spinal cord damage
• Sprains, strains, and other soft tissue damage
• Wrongful death

JHC’s Kansas City slip and fall attorneys have experience litigating cases involving all manner of personal injuries and helping victims obtain financial redress.

Compensation for Slip and Fall Injuries

Injuries sustained as the result of a slip and fall can be very costly to the victim in many different ways. The physical injuries sustained can be severe and extremely painful. Depending on the severity of the injuries, extensive medical treatment may be required for a complete recovery. In addition to the physical trauma, the emotional trauma caused by the incident is often devastating and inhibits the victim’s ability to participate in and enjoy life.

Many slip and fall victims will not be able to immediately return to work. Some will miss a short amount of time from work for medical treatment and recovery, but victims of more severe injuries may not be able to return to their previous career or may be permanently unable to work at all.

JHC’s Kansas City personal injury attorney can help with a claim for the damages resulting from a slip and fall incident. A personal injury claim can include compensation for both economic damages and non-economic damages. Economic damages are losses that can easily be assigned a value, such as:

• Current doctor bills
• Future medical bills
• Hospitalization costs
• Nursing and assistive home care
• Rehabilitation costs
• Surgery costs
• Lost wages
• Future lost wages
• Therapy for emotional and psychological trauma

Non-economic damages are losses that are subjective and intangible. Examples include:

• Chronic pain
• Disability
• Emotional distress
• Loss of future earning capacity
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Pain and suffering

Contact Joseph, Hollander & Craft for Slip and Fall Representation

If you have been injured as a result of a slip and fall, make sure you get the legal help you need. An initial consultation with JHC’s Kansas City personal injury attorneys will cost you nothing, and we will not charge attorneys’ fees unless and until we recover money for you. Call JHC’s Kansas City slip and fall lawyers at (816) 673-3900 or fill out our online form.

Common Questions About Slip and Fall Injury Claims

How much is my slip and fall claim worth?

It depends—on the type of injury you sustained, the extent of medical treatment required, and the impact on your work and home life. It may also depend on whether you have sufficient evidence to make a case. For a free case evaluation, contact the slip and fall lawyers at Joseph, Hollander & Craft.

What should I do after a slip and fall accident?

If you were injured as the result of a premises liability or slip and fall incident, there are several things you should do to maximize the value of your claim:

The first thing you should do is get medical treatment. Being seen by a medical provider right after an injury helps establish what injuries you sustained and that the injuries occurred as the result of the slip and fall. Waiting too long to get medical treatment can make it more difficult to prove that your injuries were caused by your slip and fall accident. It may also be helpful to have your injuries photographed.

After you have been evaluated and treated by a medical professional, it is important to report the slip and fall accident. Depending on the circumstances of the incident, police may have come to the scene of the accident and made a report. Even if the police report was made, it is crucial to make sure that the accident is reported to the owner or manager of the property where the slip and fall took place. It is very important to your claim that all of the details of the incident are properly documented.

If it is possible, document the location of the slip and fall at the scene of the incident. This includes taking photographs of the area where the slip and fall took place, including pictures of any signage, the hazardous condition, lighting conditions, weather conditions, and all other pertinent information.

If there were any witnesses to the accident, get current contact information for them. Your personal injury attorney can use this information to interview the witnesses and get statements regarding what they saw.

You should make a point of saving all documents and information pertaining to your slip and fall. This includes such documents as medical records and bills for treatment of your injuries. Keep all correspondence you receive from any insurance company, owner, or management company for the property where you were injured. If you miss time from work because of your injury, it is important to keep a record of the dates and time missed, along with the specifics for missing the time.

A personal injury attorney from JHC can help you with your slip and fall claim by handling the details of your claim and giving you the ability to focus on your health and recovery.