Owners of residences, businesses and properties meant for public use throughout Alberta are responsible for keeping their properties safe and well maintained. Serious trip, slip and fall injuries can and do occur when negligent owners and operators allow hazardous conditions to exist. Contact Edmonton’s slip and fall lawyers if you or a loved one has been injured due to the negligent maintenance of a property meant for public use and you think you may have a slip and fall lawsuit. We would like to offer you a FREE consultation and review of your case and legal rights.
If it seems overwhelming, you should let the expert Alberta litigators or Edmonton personal injury lawyer to manage the recovery of your loss of income, mounting medical bills and ability to provide for your family if you were hurt in a slip and fall accident. We are recognized in the Edmonton legal community as one of the law firms that can expertly and aggressively represent you through every important step in the process of bringing closure to your slip and fall lawsuit; from research to settlement or jury trial to appeal.
Because we operate so much of our daily lives navigating on public walkways and in commercial spaces, we don’t realize the interruption that a slip, trip and fall accident can have on our daily lives. Slipping on the smallest pool of liquid in a market or tripping on some jagged sidewalk concrete can lead to missing work, loss of wages and long term rehabilitation resulting from broken bones, muscle injuries, torn ligaments, ruptured tendons and chronic pain.
The Occupier’s Liability Act states that “An occupier of premises owes a duty to take such care as in all the circumstances of the case is reasonable to see that each person entering on the premises and the property brought on the premises by that person are reasonably safe while on the premises.” Slip, trip and fall prevention is the responsibility of the owner or the person put in charge of the property.
Our lawyers handle slip and fall lawsuits for clients who have suffered because of a lapse by the persons responsible for maintaining a safe premises. Whether it is a business or a residence, the owner or responsible party must maintain trip and fall safety standards for the public. Some slip and fall cases that can cause injury include jagged concrete, uneven pavement, ice on city/public/private walkways and lack of snow removal/sanding/salting . Owners and responsible parties are also by law charged with the responsibility of slip, trip and fall prevention in businesses such as grocery stores and shopping centers. As it often happens, businesses try to save on costs and don’t maintain their premises safely. The persistent hazards that exist as a result can cause victims to slip, trip or fall leaving them physically traumatized and emotionally upset. Edmonton personal injury lawyers comprehensively understand Alberta occupier’s liability statutes & codes and use the latest innovations to completely investigate the accident and recover the largest slip and fall compensation for your physical and emotional pain and suffering.
If your injuries are the result of negligent maintenance by the parties responsible for public property, you have the right to seek monetary damages for your physical and emotional pain and suffering. If you have a question about liability of a trip and fall or about whether or not you should file a slip and fall incident report, contact an Alberta slip, trip and fall accident lawyer or Edmonton personal injury lawyer immediately for a FREE consultation. All of our slip and fall settlements are handled on contingency which means you pay nothing until we win for you.
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