Please accept this blog entry as this week’s topic from the accident and injury lawyer (Lauderhill, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, North Lauderdale, Margate, Coral Springs, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Weston, Plantation) at Drucker Law Offices. This is a common question that the lawyer gets and is an important topic.
And if you have been in an accident, please call Drucker Law Offices for a free consultation at 561-483-9199, 954-755-2120 or 305-981-1561. At Drucker Law Offices, a free consultation is offered and fees are only charged if money is recovered for you.
Fall accidents happen in various ways and happen at various places. In some cases, an ambulance is called, the management at the store writes up a accident report and therefore there is no dispute that the accident took place. In other cases, people fall, they do not alert anone that the incident happened and they do not even show up to a doctor for several days and thus there is a significant dispute as to whether the injury took place at the subject location.
It is generally recommended that if you fall at someone else’s property and you believe this may be the property owner or occupier’s fault that you report the accident, so that they know that you fell and can see what caused you to fall. Most people think that when they go to court that a jury will beleive their testimony but in today’s world, this is not guaranteed (and of course there are no guarantees in general in these court cases). In this way, not just will your accident be documented but this will give the property owner the opportunity to see what caused you to fall so as to determine whether it is their fault and so forth. The police generally do not get involved in cases like this, although from time to time i have seen fall cases documented by the police. If for example, you fall on public property and there is no maanagement on site or if the injury takes place after hours on a property, then this might be the property situation to call the police to report the accident. Obviously, in these situations it is not possible to report the accident right after it happened. In some situations, you can go back the next day and explain to management at the place that you fell, so that a report can be made.
In terms of calling a lawyer, it is adviseable to call a lawyer right away. Drucker Law Offices offers a free consultation, so it is easy enough to get a opinion about your trip and fall or slip and fall case. The lawyer can advise you about the next necessary steps to take, can advise you about when you are required to give a statement to the insurance company for the place where you fell, can advise you about good reputable physicians in the area where you live that you can treat with, can advise you about presenting a claim to the insurance company, and ultimately can advise you about whether a lawsuit needs to be filed in your case.
Of course, every case is different and needs to be judged based on the facts of each case. It is a good idea to get a consultation regarding an accident case in case this happens to you. The advise contained in this blog is intended to be of general nature and not as to a specific situation, so pelase call a licensed Florida attorney, like attonrey Gary J. Drucker, to determine if and how Florida law applies to your case.
At Drucker Law Offices, free consultations are given to clients that are injured as the result of the negligence of someone else. If you have been injured in an accident, please call the law firm at 561-483-9199 which is the principal Boca Raton office or at 954-755-2120 which is the Satellite office in Coral Springs or at 305-981-1561 which is the Satellite office in Miami.
