SLIP FALL INJURY CASES DIFFICULT TO PROVE

Our injury lawyers get many calls from people after a slip fall accident. Often, we are asked, “why won’t a lawyer take my slip fall injury case?”  The answer is that a slip fall case or trip fall case is difficult to prove. Just because you fell on someone’s property does not make them automatically responsible. Rather, you must prove they did something wrong that caused you to fall. Also their fault has to be greater than your fault for not seeing and avoiding the incident.

Of course, that does not mean a slip fall case is impossible. It just means that an injury lawyer must carefully select the cases they take. First, there must be good evidence that the property owner did something wrong. Second, your injury must be serious enough to make it worthwhile for you and the lawyer to take a chance on the case. Usually, this means there must be significant medical bills and other losses.

EVIDENCE FOR SLIP FALL CASE – LAWYERS MN

How do you win a slip fall case? To start, photos or video are the best evidence. If you were seriously injured, you may may not have gotten photos yourself at the time. However, maybe you can send a friend of family member back to the scene. Also, if police or an ambulance was called, we are often able to get body cam video from them that shows the area of your fall. Of course, in today’s world, many homes and businesses have video cameras recording driveways and parking lots.

Video evidence or photos are often the best. However, even without that, witnesses can help as well. If you injury from the fall was serious, our lawyers will work to get any possible video and we’ll interview witnesses. We also have an investigator that helps us with slip fall cases.

SLIPPED AND FELL INJURY ATTORNEYS

If you were injured after you slipped and fell on someone’s property, call us. Our injury lawyers will talk through the potential case with you. Again, we can only take a case if there is a good chance we can prove the property owner was at fault. However, you don’t know until you call us and speak with a lawyer. The initial consultation is free. Further, we never charge anything unless you receive compensation for your injuries.