Mississippi Personal Injury Attorneys Explain Premises Liability
If you were injured in an accident on a commercial property, you may have a viable premises liability claim. The businesses and individuals who own commercial properties are legally obligated to maintain their properties in a condition that is reasonably safe for those people who lawfully enter them. When a business owner fails to provide a reasonably safe environment for their business invitees, those invitees may become injured. When that happens, the injured party may pursue a premises liability claim against the property owner. Depending upon how your injury occurred, you may have a specific type of premises liability claim called a slip, trip, and fall claim. A slip, trip, and fall claim is exactly what it sounds like – you slipped or tripped and fell while you were on someone else’s property, and you were injured as the result of the fall.
If you slip, trip or fall while you are visiting a commercial property like a restaurant, grocery store, retail shop, or other type of establishment, it is important to determine what caused your fall. It could have been a missing floor tile, spilled food or drink, merchandise that was not on a rack or a shelf, or some other foreign substance or piece of debris. The item or condition which caused you to slip or trip and fall is an important element in your claim for damages, and your attorney will want to conduct a thorough investigation of the accident scene and look for answers to important questions about the item or condition which caused your fall. The information that your attorney gathers at the accident scene is crucial support for your claim for damages.
Because evidence from the accident scene is vital to a claim for damages in a slip, trip, and fall case, accident victims should contact a personal injury attorney right away. The types of witnesses and evidence that are involved in slip, trip, and fall cases include things that may get repaired in order to prevent additional injuries to other people, witnesses who may change jobs frequently, security camera footage that may only be available for a limited time from the date that it is filmed, and other types of information that is available only temporarily.
Fortunately, it is not necessary that you know the full extent of your injuries before you contact an attorney, just as it is not necessary that you feel any pain before seeking medical attention following a slip, trip, and fall accident. Both your doctor and your lawyer can do a better job of helping you if you seek their assistance immediately.
Perhaps the most important thing that you can do after a slip, trip, and fall accident is to get immediate medical attention whether you feel hurt or not. Some injuries that can be caused by falling, including some severe and life threatening injuries, cannot always be felt right away. Doctors know how to check patients for these and other injuries after they have been involved in a slip, trip, and fall accident. Being seen by a doctor as soon as possible after your accident ensures that any injuries that you do have can be treated promptly. It also ensures that a record of your treatment is created, which is important for proving your damages in a slip, trip, and fall accident claim.
Barrett Law PLLC: Serving the Needs of Injured Parties throughout Mississippi
Thousands of Americans die and millions of others are injured on commercial properties every year because property owners do not keep their premises safe. The Mississippi Personal Injury Attorneys at Barrett Law PLLC may be able to help you if you have been injured in a slip, trip, and fall accident. Our experienced team of attorneys can evaluate your claim and help you understand what your options are. To learn more, please call us today, at (662) 834-2376 to schedule an initial consultation.
