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Avoid Nasty Slip and Fall Accidents: Keep Your Premises Safe with Absorbent Runners

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Slide and Slip: A Hospital Trip!

Slip or Trip and fall accidents happen out of the blue but their effects can last for a very long time. These nasty mishaps occur anywhere and at any time to anyone, resulting in a variety of injuries, ranging from minor sprains, bruises and cuts to serious fractures, traumatic brain injuries, head and neck injuries, facial and dental damage and in extreme cases to permanent disability or even death.

Serious injuries have a lasting impact on the physical, financial and emotional well-being of not just  the injured person but also of the family. If the victim contributed to the family income or was the sole income-earner, the family’s finances take a huge impact. This coupled with the emotional trauma, shock, confusion and anxiety and the cost of medical and rehabilitation care makes life difficult indeed.

Property owners have a duty of care to ensure that all those who visit their premises are assured of reasonable safety. If you or a dear one has been injured in a slip and fall accident, contact the nearest Burlington personal injury lawyer. You may be entitled to compensation.

Stay Safe!

In general, slip/trip and fall accidents are caused by:

  • wet greasy floors
  • liquid spills
  • freshly-polished or mopped floors
  • lack of warning signs
  • unanchored rugs, carpets
  • badly-maintained grounds, floors
  • poor lighting
  • missing broken insufficient hand-rails
  • broken steps or stairwells
  • damaged tiles
  • pot-holes
  • unmarked elevation changes
  • debris clutter

Property owners need to have a regular inspection-maintenance-repair-replace schedule to keep their premises safe. Burlington personal injury lawyers can evaluate your case and help you with the right information, advice and assistance.

Absorbent Runners

Today, there are many products that help home-owners, work-place and retail space management and public property owners to keep their premises as safe as possible. PVC fiber material absorbent runners can absorb large quantities of liquid and keep the area dry and safe for walking.

These products are great to use around pool areas, shower/locker rooms, factory floors, kitchens, in boats, around the bath-tub etc. These runners are also anti-slip and can help prevent accidents even on hard flooring. Some of them are manufactured using the latest micro-fiber technologies, and can soak up huge quantities of liquid. Some are specially designed to soak up oil spills, chemicals and grease. They also dry in double-quick time, are durable and easily machine-washed.

During winters, you can place them over your regular carpeting so that people trooping in with muddy shoes and boots don’t ruin your expensive floor-coverings.

Establishing Liability

Such accidents are usually caused by someone’s fault/negligence/breaching of safety norms. However, establishing these aspects can be challenging without presentation of robust evidence that fixes responsibility and proves negligence.

When you suffer injuries in a slip and fall accident, it’s important to report and document it immediately. Seek medical attention without delay, however minor you assume your injuries to be.

An experienced Burlington personal injury lawyer can help you to put together a compelling compensation claim, backed by strong proof and evidence.

Baby Recliner Recall – Filing A Personal Injury Claim

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Single or working parents, busy house-bound parents, day-care centers and infant care facilities are flooded with a plethora of products that make child-care seem like the easiest thing on earth. One of these products that became very popular recently was the Baby Recliner or Nap Nanny. Between 2009-12, this product was lapped up eagerly by parents of infants who thought they had the perfect baby-care product that would help their little one to rest, sleep and watch them from a safe place while parents went about their chores. However, the product proved quite dangerous and more than six infant deaths have occurred, while several babies were saved by vigilant parents or care-givers.

If your child has had a baby recliner accident or have tragically lost a child while using this product, contact a personal injury lawyer without delay. Accidents are caused by someone’s fault or negligence and the injured/bereaved are entitled to seek compensation from those responsible for the accident.

The Baby Recliner

This product is essentially a comfortable seat with a protective belt, much like a car seat. It is meant to be a standalone piece but unfortunately many parents place them inside cribs. The baby slips into the gap between the recliner and the crib and chokes or suffocates to death when its face gets pushed into the gap. Since the child is securely belted, the range of movement is limited and it cannot free itself when in danger.

Another risk with this product is that it is essentially meant for babies who have not reached the stage of being able to turn over. If they’ve begun rolling over or crawling, this product is just not meant for them.

However, most consumers who purchase this product are unaware of the risks involved. The labeling on some makes of the products recommends that it is suitable up till the age of two, which is incorrect.

Keeping these factors in mind, the product has been recalled by the manufacturers. If you have used the product and your child has been injured, our personal injury attorneys can examine the circumstances of your case and advise you on the best step forward.

Children’s Accidents and Personal Injury Claims

Many parents are reluctant to pursue a personal injury claim when children are injured. Ontario laws are quite complex and a litigation guardian is required for children under 18. Settlement offers should be made in the best interests of the child and should be court-approved. Parents are consumed with worry and guilt when their children die or are injured. However, when accidents happen due to defective products, the grief is more compounded. Yet it’s important that parents focus on the future. Their lawsuit may in fact compel the company to recall the product so that such mishaps don’t happen to other children. Our personal injury law firm can handle your case in a most sensitive and compassionate manner while ensuring that your rights are protected. We help you deal with at-fault parties, insurers and their representatives while keeping your interests safeguarded.

If you, your family or a friend has been injured in an accident, please feel free to speak to one of our injury lawyers for a free consultation about how we are able to assist in making a personal injury claim. We consult in all cities across Ontario with a no win no fee guarantee. Our personal injury lawyers have helped victims secure millions of dollars in personal injury cases. Call us Toll Free On our 24/7 Injury Hotline: 1 – 844 495 7333 or Text a Personal Injury ‎Lawyer 24/7 and get instant help. (416 931 5015)