If you or your loved one suffered injuries in a slip-and-fall accident, you should contact a Dallas slip and fall lawyer as soon as possible after the incident. An attorney with our law firm can take immediate action to protect your legal rights and financial future, including investigating and documenting the negligent property conditions that caused you harm.
How Can Reaching Out to a Lawyer Benefit Your Slip and Fall Accident Claim?
According to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 75, property owners and managers are legally obligated to keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors. When they neglect maintenance or fail to remedy hazardous conditions, those hurt by their actions can seek compensation via a personal injury claim or lawsuit.
However, to secure awards, you must build a case proving that the property owner is responsible for your slip and fall injury and resulting financial damages. It can benefit you to work with an attorney experienced in premises liability law who can use their knowledge and skills to establish your right to compensation.
An Attorney Can Act Quickly to Collect and Preserve Evidence
Investigating a slip-and-fall case can be time-sensitive. Reaching out to a lawyer immediately following your incident gives your legal team the chance to visit the scene of your accident to collect valuable evidence before it gets lost or deteriorates.
Proof in a premises liability case may include the following:
- Photographs or video of the negligent condition that caused your slip, trip, and fall (i.e., wet floors, uneven flooring, or poor lighting)
- Official incident reports
- Eyewitness statements
- Surveillance or cell phone video of your accident
A Lawyer Can Protect Your Rights and Advocate for Your Best Interests
You can file an insurance claim against the property owner’s commercial or residential insurance policy without the help of an attorney. However, understand that insurance is a business, and adjusters will likely do all they can to deny payment or keep your settlement as low as possible.
Contacting a personal injury lawyer with our firm early in the process sends the message that you mean business. Our team will begin handling all case-related communications as soon as you engage our services. Letting us speak on your behalf allows us to protect you from bad-faith insurance tactics and undue pressure. It also ensures you do not accidentally say or do something that could hurt your claim.
We know the tricks insurers and opposing counsel employ and will push back against efforts to deny you the money you deserve. Our job is to negotiate aggressively for fair compensation.
Securing Legal Representation Allows You to Focus on Your Health
Slip and fall accidents can cause serious injuries, including spinal cord injuries, head injuries, brain injuries, and broken bones. Working with a lawyer relieves your legal burden, allowing you to focus on your physical recovery or caring for your injured loved one.
Tasks your personal injury attorney will manage include the following:
- Identifying and calculating your damages
- Drafting and filing insurance claims and legal paperwork
- Communicating with involved parties
- Tracking and adhering to deadlines
- Filing your lawsuit
- Preparing your case for civil court and representing you at trial, if necessary
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What Damages Can a Slip and Fall Accident Lawyer Pursue?
A slip-and-fall accident lawyer from our team can review your case to ensure you do not leave any money on the table. We will fight to secure every cent owed to you. Compensation may include the following economic and non-economic damages:
- Ambulance transportation and emergency treatment
- Surgeries
- Hospital and doctor fees
- Prescription drugs, mobility aids, and medical equipment
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Long-term nursing
- Lost wages, earnings, and employment benefits
- Loss of future earning capacity
- Personal property damages
- Household services
- Physical pain and suffering
- Scarring
- Disfigurement
- Emotional distress
- Mental anguish
- Diminished quality of life
Sadly, slip and fall accidents can be fatal. If your loved one died from a fall injury, our team can pursue wrongful death compensation on behalf of their estate and family. Awards may include medical expenses, funeral and burial costs, the deceased’s lost income and future financial support, and the loss of your loved one’s services, care, guidance, and companionship.
How Can You Assist With Your Slip and Fall Accident Claim?
In addition to reaching out to a slip-and-fall accident lawyer as soon as possible after your incident, you can do the following to increase your chances of securing a successful settlement or verdict:
- Seek medical treatment. If you have not seen a doctor yet, do so immediately. Getting treatment protects your health and creates a medical record for your case.
- Document the scene. If you are physically able, collect evidence at the accident scene, including photographs of the dangerous condition that caused your injury and witnesses’ contact information.
- Do not give a recorded statement or accept an initial offer. If an insurance agent contacts you, do not agree to give a recorded statement or agree to their initial settlement offer. Instead, tell them to direct future communications through your lawyer.
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How Long Do You Have to Sue for Slip and Fall Damages in Texas?
According to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003, you have two years to file a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit in civil court. This deadline will also affect your insurance claim because it will significantly reduce your bargaining power if you can no longer sue.
Contacting a personal injury attorney immediately after your slip and fall incident will give your lawyer the longest amount of time to construct your case and work through negotiations before the statute of limitations expires.
Reach Out to Loncar Lyon Jenkins About Your Slip and Fall Incident
The sooner you contact Loncar Lyon Jenkins about your personal injury, the sooner our firm’s slip-and-fall accident attorneys can get to work fighting for you. We take cases on a contingency-fee basis, meaning we do not charge upfront or out-of-pocket for our services. We only get paid if and when we obtain compensation for you.
Contact us today for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation. A team member is available 24/7 to take your call and help you get started.