Should you call an Atlanta injury lawyer if you slip and fall?

Determining liability after a slip and fall accident can be a challenge with any attorney.
If you slip and fall on someone else’s property it is likely that the property owner may be liable for your injuries. Thousands of slip and fall injuries occur each year, some minor and others serious, due to owner negligence. It is difficult to determine whether the accident was due to carelessness or improper maintenance to the scene where the injury occurred. For this reason it is important to discuss your own unique circumstances with an Atlanta injury lawyer.
Here are some ways to determine if a property owner is liable for your slip and fall injury:

• First, the owner of the property or employee must have directly caused the spill, slippery surface, or dangerously placed item that could cause a fall.
• Secondly, the property owner must have known about the hazardous surface and done nothing about it.
• Third, was the property owner reasonable in their care of the property

A “reasonable person” taking care of the property would have discovered and repaired the damaged surface to avoid slip and fall injuries. The third scenario is mainly based on common sense, but this also makes it the hardest to decipher in an injury case. Judges and juries call for factual information in order to determine whether the property owner makes regular and thorough efforts to keep the property safe and clean. Your Atlanta injury attorney can help you determine if proper cautions were followed in your circumstances. The ‘reasonable’ aspect is slightly biased, so it is difficult to use as evidence. Slip and fall injury cases can be a challenge to prove fault, but no more difficult than proving fault in an auto accidents case.
Here are some common questions to ask yourself to determine if your slip and fall case is reasonable:

1. If you slipped or tripped over a dangerous area, was it there long enough for an owner or employee to notice it?
2. Does the property owner have a safety/inspection procedure that he/she performs on a regular basis? And what proof do they have of these inspections?
3. Could a simple sign or barrier have been provided to prevent the accident?
4. Did poor lighting contribute to the fall?

These are all things to consider after you have fallen victim to a slip-and-fall accident. If you have further questions or need legal advice contact:

Link&Smith,P.C. 24 hours a day at 1-888-315-8840 Atlanta injury lawyers.

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