A slip or fall can be very dangerous and will need representation by an injury attorney.  Although people often think nothing can be done, this is a very common kind of case for injury attorneys.  This area of personal injury witnesses thousands of injuries every year in the United States. An almost invisible crack or a small amount of spilled water can leave a victim in a wheelchair or with a permanent injury. It can become very complicated when trying to determine fault, and  when determining whether conditions were indeed hazardous. Injury attorneys generally see slip-and-fall incidents that occur due to an object in a walking path; an impediment in the surface; an unexpected imperfection (such as a hole) in the walking surface, etc.

In these kinds of cases, both the property owner and the injured person can be held to some degrees of responsibility for an injury.  The property owner has a responsibility to keep property safe, just as each person has a duty to watch where they are going and be mindful to foreign objects on walking surfaces. Ideally, a slip/fall accident report should be completed at the time of the incident, noting what happened, if there were witnesses, and the conditions of the environment.  If you were physically hurt in a slip-and-fall incident, contact The Law Offices of John T. Grove to get the legal assistance you require.