Slip or Fall Cause Catastrophic Injury?
Our Orlando Injury Lawyers are Here to Help
Slips and falls result in approximately 25% of all brain injuries, and 22% of all spinal injuries, and they are the leading cause of catastrophic injuries for persons aged 45 and above. At most risk for premature death resulting from the brain or spinal cord injury, are those persons aged 65 and above. When an impact from a slip or fall, car accident, truck accident, bicycle accident, or a swimming pool related accident affects any part or parts of the brain or spinal cord, the changes to you, or your loved ones, quality of life are pronounced and devastating. Recovery from a catastrophic injury due to another’s negligence is long lasting, often necessitating costly professional care, accommodations, medical treatments, and equipment. The Orlando spinal injury lawyers at Wooten, Kimbrough & Normand utilize the success and strength of our nearly 45 years in protecting your rights from slip and fall accidents by aggressively pursuing justice and compensation for you and your family.
The various types of catastrophic injury caused by a slip or fall accident have serious, long-term effects on the victim and on their family. Medical expenses alone for the first year following a serious spinal cord injury can cost upward of $100,000, and, when lost wages and emotional devastation are considered, the future can look very bleak. You are not alone; our compassionate and highly knowledgeable personal injury law firm has handled and won thousands of Florida slip and fall accident injuries due to the negligence of another person or group. It is important to remember that catastrophic injury symptoms sometimes take days, week, months, or years to manifest. You should speak with a qualified Orlando spinal cord injury attorney after any slip and fall accident occurring outside of your own home.
Causes of Orlando Slip and Fall Accidents Causing Catastrophic Injury
Maintaining an environment that is respectful of public safety is the responsibility of the property owner, a management company, or a municipality. Failure to provide complete safety for guests, workers, and the public in general at all times, is premises liability, and is unacceptable. Some of the multitude of dangerous and hazardous conditions resulting in preventable slip and fall catastrophic injury include:
- Unsafe conditions inside a private home or public building such as loose carpeting, broken handrails, or not cleaning up after a spill
- Hazardous conditions on the property grounds such as an wet walkways, improperly maintained swimming pool, or poor lighting
- Faulty walkways and construction such as a buckled sidewalk, or incompletely closed manhole cover
- Inadequate safety around a trampoline, or lack of shallow water signage
- Improperly maintained work environment and equipment
Choosing the Right Orlando Slip and Fall Accident Law Firm
One of the most important decisions you and your family will ever make is in choosing the right Orlando brain injury lawyer to help you navigate the complex legal, factual, and evidentiary issues surrounding a slip and fall accident. We are very proud of our statewide reputation for excellence. It is a reputation built on continued integrity, experience, knowledge, compassion, community, and fierce dedication to you, our client. The strength of our successes enables us the capital resources to extensively, and aggressively pursue justice and compensation for you or your loved one through the following investigative means:
- Conduct site inspection – Determine the dangerous condition(s) causing the accident
- Secure evidence – Before it “disappears”
- Seek out witnesses and those persons with knowledge of the dangers
- Locate proof of prior complaints or accidents
- Hire appropriate safety standard experts
Pursuing a slip and fall accident to its successful conclusion takes more than a knowledge of the law. It requires the exceptional personal care, attention to detail, true compassion and concern, and commitment we have for each of our clients. For a free consultation, and to learn how we can help you, please contact an Orlando spinal injury lawyer at Wooten, Kimbrough & Normand today.