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Thousands of people are injured each year by slipping or tripping and falling. These types of accidents commonly occur on sidewalks, at grocery stores, restaurants and shopping malls, but they can occur anywhere.

What you should do to protect your rights:

• Take photographs (from different angles) of where the fall took place (and/or what caused you to fall) showing the defect and surrounding areas, including landmarks if possible to clearly show where the defective area is located;

• Do not give any verbal or written statements to the insurance company or anyone else.

• Do not sign any papers stating how the accident happened.

• Get names and contact information of any witnesses to the accident;

• While the facts are fresh, write down everything you can remember about the accident e.g.;
• • what caused you to fall,
  • anything anyone said that was important,     
  • etc.;

• Get medical attention as soon as possible.

What needs to be proven
so you can receive money damages?

The general rule in a slip or trip and fall case is that, to succeed, you must;

• first prove that there was a dangerous condition,
• that the owner or proprietor knew or should have known of the dangerous condition,
• and that the dangerous condition was not open, obvious and/or easily avoided,
• and that particular condition was responsible for your injuries.

Contact Us if you have been injured. It is important that you act promptly as certain statutes of limitations apply and you can lose your rights to be compensated.

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