Injury Attorneys Handling San Francisco Slip and Fall Accident Cases
Slip, trip and fall injuries and accidents are among the most common accidents that result from negligent management of both private and commercial property. They are also among the easiest accidents to prevent, if the property owner had only used reasonable care.
Supermarkets, shopping malls, building lobbies, government buildings, hotels and schools have a duty to ensure you are safe on their property.
- If there is a hazard, such as a wet surface, the property owner has a legal duty to warn of or remedy the problem.
- Spills and leaks should be promptly cleaned up.
- Stairs require handrails, stair treads in good repair, code-compliant run and rise, and stairwells must have appropriate lighting.
- Equipment, such as elevators, escalators and automatic doors, must be in proper working order. If equipment or materials break, they are to be repaired.
Proper maintenance, warning of hazards and professional repair is what the law requires. Property owners who fail to maintain their property in safe condition are financially liable for injuries suffered by patrons or visitors who fall on their property.
The premises liability attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger represent clients who have been injured because of the negligence of a property owner, property manager and commercial business owners.
We also help people injured in slip and fall accidents on government property bring their claims against the government agency. ( BE AWARE, if you had a slip and fall accident on government property, special, shorter time limits for filing apply.) Contact a personal injury attorney at the Walkup Law Firm right away after your injury to ensure you do not miss your opportunity to recover for your injuries.
Contact our San Francisco law office to schedule a free consultation to talk with an experienced slip and fall accident attorney.
EXAMPLES OF OUR SUCCESS IN SLIP AND FALL CASES
Trip and Fall / Sidewalk Defect - $875,000 Settlement
Our trip and fall injury specialists obtained a mediated resolution on behalf of a 62-year-old gynecologist who fell at a city parking lot. The city had contracted with a private contractor to perform construction work at the downtown facility. The work included installation of in-ground planting containers adjacent to the pedestrian walkway. The excavated planting areas were three-and-a-half inches lower than the surrounding walkway. The areas were left unplanted during the last phase of construction. Neither the contractor nor the city posted warnings or protected pedestrians from the hazard. At the time of his injury, our client was walking toward a restaurant for dinner. In the darkness of evening, he fell and fractured his right wrist, which prevented him from doing his work as a doctor.
Slip and Fall Accident at Department Store – $500,000 Settlement
Our legal team brought an action against Mervyn's Department Stores on behalf of a 47-year-old woman who suffered a herniated lumbar disc after she slipped and fell on a piece of discarded cardboard at a Mervyn's Store. The packaging had been negligently left on the floor in violation of store guidelines. It was the same color as the carpeting and could not been seen by patrons. Our premises liability team demonstrated that the Mervyn's personnel responsible for supervising the area had violated store policy by failing to make routine and periodic inspections of the sales floor. The settlement compensated our client for her injury and her resulting inability to work.
Experienced California Injury Attorneys on Your Side
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