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How To Avoid Slip and Fall Accidents During This Rainy Season

Slip and fall accidents happen for a variety of reasons.  However, they can mostly be caused by the following:

1. Failure to maintain the premises by the owner. The owner or the manager of the premises should frequently inspect areas and keep them free of debris, liquid, or anything that could cause a fall and repair broke tiles or pavement, sidewalks or damaged carpet.
2. Defectively constructed building. A defective design or construction of a premises can also cause a fall accident.  Missing guardrails, poorly constructed stairs or other building code violations are not as easily discoverable, until an accident happens.
3. Poor lighting. Proper lighting in and out of the buildings need to be maintained.

Broken bones, fractures, back injuries, herniated disks, disk bulges, head injuries, ankle sprain and strains, wrist or hand injuries are common results of slip and fall accidents.

Before you suffer any injuries in a slip and fall accident, you can take the following preventative measures:

Wear proper shoes with proper traction on wet floors, snow or ice.

• Pay attention to where you step into.
• Take smaller, slower steps - avoid running in the rain.
• Walk within the walkways and avoid going through prohibited areas.
• Dry your shoes on mats, before entering covered areas.

In case of injuries, resulting from any slip and fall accident, contact one of our experienced slip and fall lawyers, in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange or Riverside Counties.  With offices in Century City, Huntington Park, Encino, Rancho Cucamonga, Irvine and Temecula, we are always ready to help you with any serious injury claim.  A Free Consultation is only a phone call away!

Finding Liability in a Slip and Fall or a Trip and Fall

Everyday, many are injured as a result of a fall. In cases where a substance or an uneven surface creates a “dangerous condition” a property owner or manager can be held liable for the resulting injuries.

However, a less obvious cause of a fall can be easily missed. Examples of less obvious causes such injury causing accidents are: missing railing around a stairwell, missing friction strips on exterior steps, inadequate lighting, or other building code violations.

If any of the aforementioned defects result in a person losing balance and falling, the property owner, manager or the business operator maybe sued for personal injuries. After a fall, back injuries, spinal injuries, knee injuries, broken bones, head trauma, or wrist injuries are common.

If you or anyone you know is involved in a slip and fall or a trip and fall accident, you should call an experienced injury lawyer immediately. An aggressive Los Angeles attorney can evaluate your case and assist you in handling of your claim.

Compensation For Loss Of Earnings After An Accident

Being in a car accident, boating accident, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident, bus accident, truck accident, or even a train accident, can not only result in serious bodily injuries, but also result in loss of earnings. In order for an injured person to recover damages for loss of earnings, he or she would have to show evidence of such a loss.

The following are usually required as basic evidence of loss of earnings:

Medical Records – usually explain how the particular injury may limit an individual’s ability to perform his or her job duties. Medical records of an injury victim - with a fractured hand for example, would explain why he would not be able to work.

Employment Records – will further explain why the limitations placed on an injured person by the doctor would keep him from working. A construction-worker who injures his back in a car accident, would probably not be able to perform his regular job duties and may be forced to take time off.

Proof of Earnings – such as paycheck stubs, deposit receipts and other documentary evidence of the injured person’s earnings at the time of the injury causing accident, is helpful in determining the actual value of the loss of earnings.

Obviously not every claim is going to fit the simple examples provided above. Self employed individuals, professionals, persons with permanent disabilities, pre-existing conditions and other variations presented in real life can complicate the issue of loss of earnings. An experience personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, Encino, Glendale, Long Beach, Covina, Pomona, Colton, Fontana, Rialto, or San Bernardino should be consulted in any serious injury accident.