|
Injuries that occur when someone trips, slips, or falls can happen anywhere. Such injuries can happen in a mechanic shop, grocery store, a parking lot or in a public area. There are many common shopping situations in which injuries occur when visiting the local store. Unfortunately, every year many hundreds of shoppers are hurt badly from these very situations. Some common situations include foreign substances on the floor such as broken container spills, poor lighting, damaged flooring, improperly stacked merchandise, and lack of proper warning signs in the appropriate places. These situations often cause severe slip, trip or fall injuries, such as brain injury or in extreme cases, death.
We advance all costs in our slip, trip & fall injury cases and seek no attorney fees unless we are able to obtain a recovery on your behalf.
Illinois law says that the owner of any public business establishment undertakes certain responsibilities toward the customers that are invited into their business. For example, a business must:
- Use reasonable care to protect the safety of those people invited into their place of business;
- Use diligence to correct any dangerous conditions once the owner is made aware of the conditions;
- Warn all potential customers who may face injury because of known hazardous condition.
In addition, there are times when a business owner needs to use common sense and take necessary precautions to stop a dangerous condition before it even occurs. As with any injury, when injuries occur, medical bills often grow quickly and dealing with them can be a large headache. The insurance company may even be slow in paying your medical bills or argue that the accident was your fault! The personal injury attorneys of Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC stand ready to assist you with any questions you may have.
|
