Denver Premises Liability Attorneys

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A property owner owes you a duty of care as soon as you legally enter an area under their control. The Denver slip and fall lawyers at Colorado Accident Attorneys can fight for you when you are injured in a fall where the property owner breaches that duty of care.

In a slip and fall case, everything depends on you proving that the property owner was negligent. Without that showing, you cannot get a dollar in compensation. Even when you prove negligence, you still face an uphill battle to get all the money you deserve.

Schedule a free initial consultation with the Colorado Accident Attorneys. Once you hire us for your case, we will aggressively pursue the responsible parties and fight for you to get damages for your injuries. You can send us a message through our website, or call us at 303-567-7981 to speak with an attorney now.

The Risks of a Slip and Fall

Denver has more serious risks of slip and fall accidents than many cities. The reason is the cold and harsh winter climate. Many slip and fall accidents happen because of slippery weather conditions. Denver’s snow and cold winters mean snow and ice. Not only is there a risk of falling on a sidewalk or parking lot, but people may also track moisture into buildings, where it may not be properly handled.

In other instances, property owners may be just plain careless when the following conditions exist:

Spills in aisles
Debris in walking paths
Broken or loose floorboards
Cracked flooring
Loose strings in carpet

Even though a property owner owes you a duty of care when they hold their premises open to you, they may fail to uphold it. Whether it is due to inattention or lack of staff, the property owner could be liable when they have been negligent.

Common Slip and Fall Accident Injuries

Falls can be very serious matters, no matter how common they are or how many people fall each year. Your body can twist at an awkward angle, or you could hit something when you fall. In the most serious falls, you may hit your head and suffer brain damage. Depending on what you hit on the ground, you could also suffer a spinal cord injury.

Other slip and fall accident injuries include:

Broken bones and fractures
Head and neck injuries
Back injuries
Cuts and lacerations
Contusions

Any fall injury could lead to many thousands of dollars of medical costs and other expenses and damages.

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What to Do After a Slip and Fall Accident

There are two tracks that you must take after you suffer a slip and fall accident injury. You must take care of your health by seeing a doctor and following up with all the prescribed medical treatments. You need a diagnosis and prognosis before you can file a slip and fall claim. You should see a doctor as soon as possible, so the insurance company cannot claim that your medical condition had nothing to do with your fall.

The second track is the legal one. You need to reach out to an attorney after the accident. It is virtually impossible to begin the legal process months after the accident because the evidence you need to prove your case would be gone. Your attorney could do the legwork that may put you in a position to receive a settlement check.

The Slip and Fall Claims Process

Your path to slip and fall accident compensation goes squarely through the insurance company, and it is seldom an easy one. You would either file a claim with the responsible party’s insurance company or a lawsuit against them in court.

Either way, you must deal with an insurance company that is dedicated to thwarting your legal rights for their own profit.

The first thing that you must do is prove that someone else was to blame for the accident. Your lawyer would first gather evidence that is aimed at either proving that the property owner created the dangerous condition or did nothing to fix the hazard when they knew or should have known of it.

Once you prove negligence, it is time to discuss compensation. Then, you must overcome an insurance company that is always going to minimize your injuries and try to underpay your claim.

Our experienced slip and fall lawyers are skilled at putting pressure on the insurance company to pay your claim fully.

Contact Our Denver Slip and Fall Law Firm Today

Your first legal step after a slip and fall injury is to contact the Colorado Accident Attorneys to discuss your case. Our lawyers are standing by and ready to answer your questions during a free initial consultation. You can send us a message through our website, or call us today at 303-567-7981 to speak with a lawyer.