3 Reasons You Want an Experienced Lawyer for Your Slip and Fall Case
You’ve slipped and hurt yourself on someone else’s property. It seems like it should be an open and shut case. In fact, you expect a settlement any day now. However, there are several reasons the settlement you are offered may be a fraction of what you deserve, assuming you are offered anything at all. There are three things you need for your slip and fall case, and without an experienced lawyer in your corner, the complete package may not come together. Here are the three key elements of your personal injury case:
- Eyewitness testimony – When you are injured, the first thing you think of may not be to get the phone number of anyone who saw the incident. But this can be an important element to your case. After all, if no one saw you fall, your injuries alone may not be enough to prove the accident was someone else’s fault.
- CCTV footage – The best-case scenario is that there is a security camera that caught it all on tape. But if the security camera belongs to the company or person you want to sue, have fun trying to get your hands on it. A lawyer can help to subpoena the footage. If it mysteriously disappears, that may provide a lawyer with enough leverage to get you a better settlement (although it would make things more complicated in an actual court case).
- Proof of negligence – This is the tricky part. How do you prove that a responsible person knew about the potential hazard and either ignored it or was being slow about fixing it? It may come down to proving that the hazard was there long enough that there was sufficient time for it to be noticed and repaired, even if everyone genuinely walked by it every day without notice.
If You Have Been Injured in a Slip and Fall Accident
If you are looking for a personal injury lawyer in California, you’ve come to the right place. The attorneys at Petrov Law Firm have a great deal of experience with trip and fall accidents. Let us help you get the best possible settlement. Call 619-233-0360 today!
