What To Do After A Slip and Fall
Slip and fall accidents are often overlooked as serious events. However, slip and fall accidents often lead to serious injuries requiring medical care and recovery time. If you suffered a personal injury because of a slip and fall, you should speak to an attorney about your right to claim compensation.
After a slip and fall accident happens, it is important that you make an accident report immediately. If possible, take pictures of the surrounding area where you fell. If you cannot take pictures, make sure you document as much information as possible in the accident report about the area where it occurred. After receiving medical care for your injuries, you should then contact the Kemp Law Law Group.
Unlike other areas of law, such as criminal defense, personal injury law requires that the victim prove that negligence occurred and was the cause of their accident and injury. Since most property owners will quickly remedy the problem that caused the slip and fall accident, it is important to contact an attorney as soon as possible after the event occurs.
If you are looking for a full-service law firm that can provide you and your family with a broad range of services, contact the Kemp Law Law Group. In addition to personal injury law, our firm also practices family law and criminal defense.
Additionally, our law firm has dedicated attorneys that can help home and business owners with their property insurance claims. Storm damage, sinkholes, and fires can lead to expensive repairs that the insurance companies don’t like to cover. Contact our office to help you file a claim for your damages and receive the maximum settlement possible. Call and schedule your free consultation today.
FAQs
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How Do I Know Who Was At-Fault?
Fault is determined by the evidence collected during the investigation. We look to many things to determine fault in the case: we look to the police report, we look to witness statements, we look to the property damage to the vehicles, skid marks, layout of the cars, etc. Sometimes we even have to refer to accident re-constructionists to do a professional examination of the all the evidence to do a recommendation for us, but that does not happen in very many cases.
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Will I Recover Monetary Damages?
It depends on who was at fault for the accident. If you were at fault, your insurance company will pay for the damage to the vehicle. If you were not at fault, the at-fault driver’s or owner’s insurance policy will pay for the damage, and if they do not have enough coverage to cover the damage to your vehicle, your collision coverage (if purchased) would pay for the damage to your vehicle.
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What Documents Will I Need?
We like you to bring the driver’s exchange of information that the police officer gives you at the scene. We also like you bring any photographs of damage at the scene. Also bring your health insurance cards and your auto insurance cards or declarations page, so we can review the coverage available to you.
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What Should I Say To The Insurance Company?
The at-fault party’s insurance company could ask you to give them a recorded statement. You do not have to give them a recorded statement. However, if your own insurance company asks you for a recorded statement please seek advice from your attorney so that they can assist you in giving that statement. But yes you do have to comply and you do have to give your insurance company a recorded statement.
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Will I Have To Go To Court?
Actually, most cases, or a large percentage of the cases are resolved pre-suit, which means the cases never go to court. We work with the insurance companies before filing suit to try to find a fair resolution for the client, which save money on expenses, court costs and attorney’s fees.
