Phoenix Slip and Fall Accident Attorney
One of the most common types of accidents in Phoenix, Arizona, and elsewhere around the country is a slip and fall incident. If you’ve suffered injuries because you slipped and fell in a place of business, life a grocery store, you undoubtedly have some questions about your legal rights.
The Legal Doctrine of Premises Liability
Your legal rights in a slip and fall case stems from a legal doctrine known as premises liability. What this means is that a business like a grocery store has a legal obligation to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition. A merchant breaches this duty of care when a dangerous situation develops in a store that is not addressed in a timely manner.
Take for example a grocery store in which milk spills onto the floor. The staff of the market knows there is milk on the floor, but delay in getting it cleaned up. Imagine you walk down the aisle with the spilled milk, slip, fall, and suffer injuries. Based on the legal doctrine of premises liability, you are in a position to make a claim for damaged based on a contention that the business was negligent and that this negligence was the cause of the accident and your injuries.
Compensation in a Slip and Fall Case
Justice in a slip and fall case depends upon an injured person obtaining appropriate compensation for injuries, damages, and losses. Possible financial compensation in a slip and case depends on the facts and circumstances surrounding the accident itself as well as the extent and nature of injuries you sustain. With that said, a skilled, experienced personal injury lawyer, like a member of the legal team at Tobler Law, will fight to obtain compensation for losses that include:
- medical bills and expenses
- lost income
- pain and suffering
- mental anguish and emotional distress
- permanent disability
Compensation is not limited to financial recovery for existing injuries, damages, and losses, but for those you reasonably can be expected to face in the future because of the accident and your injuries. For example, following a slip and fall accident, you may require medical care and treatment into the future, including physical therapy. You may endure chronic pain. These represent examples of ongoing injuries, damages, and losses for which you may be entitled to compensation in a slip and fall accident case.
If you have a slip and fall accident case you need an Attorney with proven results call Tobler Law today!