Slip and fall accidents can happen to anyone at any time and in any location. While many of these result in a range of reasonably minor injuries like sprains, bruises or shallow wounds, others can result in serious head, neck and spine injuries, facial and dental damage, disfigurement, brain injuries, permanent disability or even death.

Whatever the nature of injury, it causes a disruption in the lives of victims and their families. Serious injuries can result in long term loss of income or wage earning capacity, high medical and rehabilitation expenses and care-giving costs. These aspects are immediately visible and the costs are easier to compute. However, the emotional aspect is a gray and largely ignored area that is equally critical to recovery and restoration of health. The after-effects of injury may last for a very long time in the form of psychological trauma. This may take the form of anxiety, sleep disturbances, depression, suicidal thoughts, fears and phobias, mood swings, aggressive behavior, drug or alcohol dependence etc.

Such mental anguish prevents the victim from leading a meaningful and responsible life. They affect the ability to work, sustain relationships or function in the manner in which they did prior to the accident. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it’s important to add them to your compensation claim. Our experienced personal injury lawyers can help you get the right treatment and also ensure that your rights and entitlements are fully protected while you are on the road to recovery.

It’s the duty of schools and school managements to ensure that children remain safe while they’re on the school premises. If your child has had a slip and fall accident and hurt themselves, get immediate medical attention, no matter how minor you think the injuries are. Once this has been done, contact an experienced personal injury lawyer. You may be entitled to compensation.

In many cases, the accident may have been caused by the school authorities’ fault or negligence. For example, causing dangerous situations to exist like wet, slippery floors, worn/frayed/loose carpeting, cracked tiles/flooring, damaged staircases, broken/missing handrails, cluttered hallways, potholes, uncleared snow and ice, badly-maintained equipment including desks and chairs, poor supervision etc. These injuries are different from sports injuries and can be directly linked to Ontario’s Occupier’s Liability Act. Serious consequences include concussion, traumatic brain injury, fractures and broken bones, dental and facial damage, internal organ damage/bleeding, loss of function, spinal cord/neck damage, amputation or even death. School bus and field trip accidents also come under this category.

As children are minors and under the guardianship of their parents, parents have the right to file compensation claims on their behalf. They need financial help to deal with medical and rehabilitation expenses. The child may also require an income to support life in case of severe/permanent disability. Such claims are governed by strict filing and notification time limits, format in which claims have to be made etc. Our slip and fall injury lawyers can help you deal with the complex medical, legal and insurance issues involved.

Under Ontario’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, businesses and other public/government/municipal spaces owners have a duty to ensure the safety of all visitors. Slip and fall accidents are often caused by the fault or negligence of the owners for which they can be held liable for injuries and damages. However, in reality, owners and their insurance-companies may not cooperate or act in good faith when claims are made.

The most important aspect of proving a negligence claim is proper documentation. All businesses are required to file an Incident Report if someone is injured on their premises, whether it is an employee or a visitor. Yet, not all businesses encourage injured victims to file this report, and they may falsely assure them that they will investigate/look-into/examine the circumstances and do the needful.

That’s why it’s crucial that you report the accident immediately to someone in authority. If you’re badly hurt, ensure that a loved one or trustworthy friend does this for you. Give the complaint in writing and get an acknowledgement. Your report should have the following:

• Time and date of accident
• Your complete information including full name, address, telephone-numbers, email
• Site of accident with complete details and time/date-stamped photographs if available, including prominent landmarks and hazardous condition that caused the accident
• Circumstances including lighting/weather-conditions, warning-signs or lack of them etc
• Witnesses and their contact details
• List of injuries suffered with photos if possible and medical treatment taken

An experienced slip and fall injury lawyer can help you get the compensation you deserve.

When slip and fall accidents occur and unless there are serious injuries, people generally react with embarrassment and hope that there were no witnesses to their humiliation! Unfortunately, a few hours later, they may find that they have suffered serious injuries that require medical attention.

Apart from the medical aspect of delay, the legal and insurance aspects are equally important when seeking compensation for injuries. Hence, it’s important to follow certain steps if you’ve had a slip and fall accident on someone else’s premises. No matter how minor you assume the injuries to be, these steps should be followed.

• Get immediate medical attention so that your injuries are documented, thoroughly investigated and the right treatment provided
• Report the accident to someone in authority immediately and get a written acknowledgment. If you’re badly hurt, make sure that a family-member/trusted friend does it on your behalf
• Get contact details of anyone who may have witnessed the incident and make a note of any CCTV cameras in the vicinity that may have recorded it
• If possible, take photographs on your cell-phone of the exact location with prominent landmarks
• The photos should have time/date stamp and they should also show the hazardous condition
• Never confront anyone, be persuaded to sign documents or give permission to access your personal information and records
• Don’t enter into private settlements, apologize, blame yourself or neglect filing a report

Consult an experienced slip and fall injury lawyer immediately. We can protect your rights and interests while helping you get the compensation you deserve.

According to studies conducted by the US Center for Disease Control, nearly 240,000 people including teens and adults, are treated in ERs around the country for injuries suffered in bathroom slip and fall accidents.

Bathrooms are extremely hazardous places, especially for older people. Wet floors, slippery products like soap and shower-gel, poor lighting, inability to keep balance while stepping in or out of the tub or shower cubicle, falling while using the toilet or wiping down the walls and counters etc are some of the reasons for slip and fall accidents in bathrooms. Many of these injuries occurred when the person fell and hit the floor, other injuries happened when they hit their heads against the counter, WC or shelves. They may also hit themselves against the tub, bathroom fixtures etc. Most of these injuries result in broken bones, facial and dental damage, traumatic brain injury, concussion, loss of consciousness etc.

Bathroom floors in private and public places have to be kept safe and dry for use of all those who are legitimately allowed to use them. Regular cleaning, wiping, maintenance, warning signs regarding wet floors in public toilets etc are some of the ways to prevent these accidents. Owners of premises where these bathrooms are located have a responsibility to ensure that they are safe. If you or a loved one has suffered injuries due to a slip and fall accident in a bathroom caused by someone else’s fault or negligence, contact a personal injury lawyer immediately. You may be entitled to compensation.

Slip and fall accidents can happen at any time, to anyone and anywhere. One of the common places where such disasters happen is in a mall or store. They can happen while you’re entering or exiting or you’re within the premises, using the rest-room located inside etc. Not many people are aware that stores and retail spaces that welcome and invite customers into their premises also have a duty to ensure their safety. A dangerous or hazardous condition that exists in the store, that the owner was aware or should have been aware of, can cause serious injuries. The result can be severe physical, financial and emotional trauma to not just the injured victim but often to the entire family.

If you or a dear one suffers such injuries, contact an experienced slip and fall injury lawyer with expertise in dealing with similar cases. You may be entitled to compensation.

However there are several complex medical, legal and insurance issues involved. The term “premises” can cover land-ownership, business premises, rental or leased properties etc. and the liability may be different in each case. There may be multiple agencies involved.

Other agencies in charge of maintenance, cleaning, repairs etc can also be held liable in such cases. Lack of warning signs, poor lighting, damaged flooring, wet/slippery freshly-cleaned floors, loose carpeting, cluttered aisles, debris and waste etc can also cause accidents. In recent years, large store chains across many countries have faced liability actions for failing to ensure the safety of all legitimate visitors to their premises.