The liability and recovery of a slip, trip, and fall accident can be difficult to navigate. If you don’t know who to turn to or have the remedies available when personally injured on someone else’s property, you’re not alone.
Many Mainers don’t know who to turn to for help after a trip and spill accident. Whether you were at a large store, a concert venue, a neighbor’s house, or on public property, the experience can be frustrating and confusing.
You may need to enlist the help of a Maine slip and fall lawyer. Christiana Mann and the Mann Law team can help. Wherever the accident occurred and whatever the injury, we’re here to provide the best personal injury counsel in Southern Maine.
Reach out to us to schedule a complimentary consultation and discover how we can assist you.
Injuries from a slip and fall can range from traumatic brain injury to a small laceration, bruising, or even death. Injuries can happen anywhere – at your local grocery store, visiting your neighbor’s house, or on state-owned public property.
Common causes of trips and falls include:
Even minor injuries are traumatic, and your emotional injuries can be difficult to assess. You must seek a local lawyer experienced in slip and fall cases to effectively maximize your chances of civil recovery. Mann Law can help determine what your trip and spill case is worth and will fight to obtain that compensation.
“Premises liability” in a slip and fall case can be difficult to prove, but our Maine attorneys have 24 years of experience working on these cases.
We also consult with experts in property maintenance and conditions to help prove negligence. Every property owner has a duty to ensure safety on their premises and to warn guests of any known dangerous conditions which cannot be remedied in a timely manner.
In order to receive just compensation for your trip and fall accident, a lawyer must prove that the landowner had a duty to provide a safe property, that they breached that duty as a result of unsafe property conditions, and that their breach of care caused your injury.
Finding the correct person to file against can be extremely difficult. Many businesses and venues have multiple owners or operators, but Chrissy Mann knows how to find the correct defendant for your slip, trip, and fall claim and how to prove their liability for your injuries.
If someone falls on your property, check their well-being, provide necessary medical attention, and report the incident to your homeowner’s insurance company. Document the details of the fall and cooperate with your insurer’s investigation, as the injured party may file a claim depending on the injury’s severity.
The goal of any slip and fall claim is to recover compensation for your loss. While recovery is not guaranteed, there are a variety of options for receiving compensation for the following losses:
Our goal at Mann Law is to help you get what you deserve. It can be difficult to quantify the cost of a slip and fall accident beyond the medical bills, but our Maine lawyers navigate that process every day for our clients.
The medical bills are only a fraction of the compensation that is needed from the insurance company to make you whole again.
Property owners, business operators, landlords, and government entities can all be held liable for slip and fall accidents in Maine when they fail to maintain safe conditions or address known hazards within a reasonable time. The specific parties responsible depend on who controlled the property where you fell.
Helpful evidence includes photos of the hazardous condition taken immediately after the fall, any incident or accident report filed with the property owner, witness contact information, surveillance video footage, medical records documenting your injuries, and records showing how long the hazard had existed before your accident.
Yes. Under Maine’s modified comparative fault rule, you can still recover compensation as long as your share of fault is less than 50 percent. Your damages will be reduced by your percentage of fault, so documenting the property owner’s knowledge of and failure to address the hazard is essential.
Slip and fall accidents frequently cause broken wrists and hips, knee injuries, spinal damage, traumatic brain injuries from hitting the head on the ground, and soft tissue injuries to muscles and ligaments. Falls on hard surfaces such as ice-covered pavement or hard floors can result in particularly serious harm.
The Maine slip and fall lawyers at Mann Law can help resolve your case in the most efficient and professional way possible. Let the attorneys at our firm take the lead in obtaining the compensation you need to move on from a trip and spill accident.
Reach out today to learn more.
