Falls are the most frequent cause of all preventable non-fatal injuries and a leading cause of all preventable fatal injuries in the United States.
Some falls are just accidents, and no one is in the wrong. However, numerous falls could be prevented if property owners and managers used reasonable care to keep their properties safe. Case in point, many dangerous falls can occur if:
- Flooring is frayed, torn, or uneven
- Stairs are uneven or broken
- Stairs are constructed with too much depth, width, or are too far apart
- Handrails are broken or railings are not placed alongside the stairs
- Broken or uneven sidewalks
- Flooring is wet, oily, viscous, or slippery
- Lighting is bad
- Floors are messy with debris
- A property doesn’t match building/safety codes
Injuries and death may occur anytime a property owner or manager fails to maintain the property safely, or a property is poorly designed.
Where Slip and Fall Accidents Happen in Illinois
A slip and fall or trip and fall accident can happen in many different locations in Chicagoland. Visitors and customers can get hurt if they trip and fall at various businesses or properties, including but not limited to:
- Retail stores
- Grocery stores
- Bars/restaurants/taverns
- Hotels
- Theaters
- Playgrounds
- Office buildings
- Private homes
While the whereabouts and circumstances of the fall may vary, many of the injuries suffered in trip and fall accidents are identical.
Fall Injuries
Some of the injuries that you could suffer if you slip or trip and fall include:
- Shoulder injuries
- Knee injuries
- Ankle injuries
- Back injuries
- Spinal cord injuries
- Brain injuries
- Neck
In some cases, a person could die from a fall.
Safeguard Your Slip and Fall Injury Recovery
If you have an idea that a Chicagoland property owner may be at fault for your trip and fall accident injuries, then call today. The Illinois statute of limitations only gives a certain amount of time to file a lawsuit. However, if you wait that long, evidence may have disappeared, and your recovery will be affected potentially.
Accordingly, we encourage you to contact our experienced fall injury attorneys to find out:
- What to do after a trip and fall accident. You should take pictures of the area where you fell, make measurements (if a hole or stair involved), tell the property owner or manager, contact an attorney right away, and direct any insurance adjusters to your attorney—do not give a recorded statement right away.
- What to expect after a claim is started. Once you let the owner know that you were injured, the insurance company is going to fight like hell against you. Attorney Tim Deffet used to represent insurers, and he knows the tactics they use to protect their almighty dollar. He will use that know-how to make sure that you are treated equitably so that you get what you deserve.
A fall injury can be a huge burden. All of your work and social commitments are the same as the day before you were hurt, but now you have the added pain, economic and emotional stress of your injuries, as well as mounting medical bills.
Contact Our Slip and Fall Lawyers Today
We don’t want a Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Kankakee County, or Lake County slip and fall case to be a financial burden for you. I represent people hurt in the Chicagoland area and in many parts of the State of Illinois, including the counties of Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, and Will, as well as Chicago, Joliet, Aurora, Waukegan, Oak Park, Geneva, Des Plaines, Evanston, Mt. Prospect, Rolling Meadows, and Wheaton as well as clients in the neighborhoods of the northern, western, and southern parts of Chicago.
Contact us today to schedule a free consultation. Don’t worry about whether your case is big enough to hire a lawyer or anything else. Instead, let us provide a free and comprehensive review of your potential case so that we can advise you about how to protect your financial recovery.