Most slip and fall cases are settled out of court because property owners know that it’s less expensive and more time-consuming to settle outside of court rather than go through the lengthy trial process. While many slip, fall, and trip cases are settled out of court in most cases, each case is unique, and the outcome depends on the facts and circumstances.
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How to Prove a Slip and Fall Cases!
Each slip and fall case is unique, with its own set of specific facts and circumstances. To prove a slip-and-fall case, the victim must show:
- Property owner has a dangerous condition or hazardous situation on their property
- The owner of the property failed to alert anyone about the danger or fix the hazard
- Directly caused the injuries of the victim was a dangerous condition
The victim must show that the owner of the property was negligent by failing to warn, or not cleaning or fixing the dangerous condition which caused the injury.
There Are Many Types of Slip and Fall Cases
Both residential and commercial properties are susceptible to slip-and-fall accidents. Slip and fall accidents can occur in a variety of places, including wet, slippery floors, icy, snowy, and uneven surfaces. Other locations include cluttered areas, poorly lit areas, potholes, and ditches. Slips and falls may cause serious injury or even death.
Visitor Types
Owners of businesses and personal properties have different levels to which they owe care to visitors. The property owner should provide a high standard of care to invitees, such as customers or patrons of a business, or licensees, who are social guests of a residence or establishment. The property owner is responsible for ensuring that the property is safe and free of hazardous conditions unless a guest or visitor is a trespasser. You may be entitled to compensation if you were injured on someone else’s property or a business.
A Settlement Negotiations
While some slip-and-fall cases are settled out of court months before a trial, others settle only days before. Some cases settle more slowly than others, even though every case is unique. This is because parties are waiting to review all the evidence to determine the strength of their claim. It can be difficult to predict how long the settlement negotiations will last. In many cases, it will depend on how willing insurance companies are to settle a slip-and-fall case with a victim.
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Mediation
Mediation is another option, depending on the facts of the case. Both parties will then negotiate with one another with the help of a third-party neutral mediator. Mediation is usually the final step of the settlement process. This can lead to mutual compromises. In the mediation process, you have the right to be represented by an attorney. It is hard to predict the total settlement for each slip and fall case because they are all different. The mediation process may lead to a settlement and avoid a trial.
Prepare for trial
Even though most slip-and-fall cases are settled out of court in the majority of cases, preparing for a trial may be necessary if it does not. All parties will have to prepare depositions, interrogatories, and evidence in the same way they would if there were a trial. Although there are preparations for a trial, slip and fall cases settle at each stage.
Slip and Fall Cases: Compensation for Your Case
You may be entitled to compensation if you slip and fall on someone else’s property. You may be entitled to compensation for your slip-and-fall case.
- Medical bills (visits to the doctor, diagnostic tests, medication, therapy, etc.).
- Loss of wage and future wages
Pain and Suffering
The slip and fall injury may have caused you to incur expenses for housekeeping, home maintenance, and other miscellaneous costs.
Contact Tenina Law, Inc,
You may be entitled to compensation if you slip and fall on someone else’s property. Most slip-and-fall cases are settled out of court. Call Alla Tenina, at +1213-596-0265 for a free consultation about your slip and fall case.
