When people think about personal injury suits, the first thing that comes to mind is often car accidents. However, personal injury covers a broad spectrum of accidents, including slip and fall incidents whether it be on an icy sidewalk outside of your neighbor's house or on a slick floor inside your favorite retail store. As with most things, there are so many myths surrounding these types of incidents and it can be hard to separate the myths from the facts. Luckily, the work has been done for you below regarding slip and fall legal claims:
Myth #1: You Have Absolutely No Case.
The truth of the matter is that accidents can happen at any time and at any place. To be honest, if you wanted to avoid an accident from occurring, you would literally have to place yourself inside of a bubble. But, then, unless that bubble was pop-proof, there's still the risk of injury.
If you slipped or tripped and fell on someone else's (whether a business's or an individual's property), and that property owner was careless in keeping the property safe, then there is a good chance that you have a justifiable lawsuit to move forward with.
Myth #2: You Cannot Sue If There Was Some Type of Sign.
It is often assumed that you cannot pursue legal action against a property owner if they have a caution sign, such as a wet floor sign, displayed at the time that you slipped, fell and injured yourself. While it is important to mention that it may be harder to prove negligence, it does not mean that you absolutely cannot sue for the injuries that you suffered. After all, there is a huge difference between a sign being displayed for a recently-mopped floor and a large puddle of water in the middle of the floor that has been there for an hour and never mopped up.
Myth #3: You Can Wait to Pursue a Legal Claim.
In many instances, you may not know whether you actually want to sue or not. While this is fine, you do have a time limit when it comes to filing a personal injury lawsuit. Known as statutes of limitations, these time limits differ depending on the state that you live in. Most states have a statute of limitations of 24 months. Therefore, if you are even vaguely considering pursuing legal action against the owner of the property where you slipped, fell and injured yourself, it is imperative that you at least phone an experienced personal injury attorney in your local area to schedule a sit-down consultation to discuss the details of your case.
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