Clairton
Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer

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1. Duty of Care in Slip and Fall Injury Cases
2. How Can a Clairton Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer Help You?
3. Who Is Liable for Damages in Clairton Slip and Fall Cases?
4. Economic and Non-Economic Damages in Slip and Fall Cases
5. You Don’t Pay if we Don’t Win Your Slip and Fall Injury Case
6. Work With a Clairton Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer

REVIEWED BY

C. William Kenny

January 01, 2023

Board certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy

Medical bills, lost wages, and mental anguish are just a few of the potential consequences you can experience with a slip and fall injury. What makes this even more unfortunate is that some slip and fall accidents are avoidable.

A Clairton slip and fall injury lawyer can help pursue compensation for your injuries. Berger and Green is a personal injury firm that has over 40 years of experience helping accident victims. We will fight to get you the compensation you deserve from negligent property owners who allow hazards to exist on their premises. We always put our client’s needs first.

Duty of Care in Slip and Fall Injury Cases

Owners and operators of properties in Pennsylvania have what is commonly referred to as a “duty of care.” This duty of care requires them to take what the law shows a reasonable person would consider adequate measures to keep their property free of hazards that could harm the public. The extent of that duty of care depends on the reason their visitors are on the property.

The failure of a property owner or operator to take these reasonable precautions to prevent injury can constitute negligence. If negligence results in slip and fall injuries, the accident victim can demand damages. Examples of dangerous conditions a property owner may be expected to prevent or promptly remedy include:

• Uneven walking surfaces, such as torn carpets or cracked sidewalks
• Wet surfaces, such as recently mopped floors or floors where liquid was spilled but not promptly cleaned and/or there was no posted warning to the public
• Blocked or obstructed walkways
• Stairways and walkways without adequate lighting
• Stairways with broken or cracked steps

How Can a Clairton Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer Help You?

Our primary mission at Berger and Green is to put our clients first. When you come to us after being injured in a slip and fall accident, it’s because you want someone who will fight for you. We will build a case showing the owner or operator of the premises caused your slip and fall injury. Our evidence-gathering process may include:

• Talking to you in-depth about your injury and how it happened
• Consulting with your physicians and medical professionals to document your injuries
• Conducting interviews with any witnesses who saw your accident
• Looking for records of previous safety violations or related cases against the property owner

Our slip and fall lawyers will be there to answer your questions when you have them. We want you to understand your case and how we’re fighting it. We will prepare a damage demand for you and forward it to the negligent party in your case.

Our team will also try to negotiate a settlement that compensates you fairly for your losses. If no deal can be reached, we can file your case with the courts and fight for you at the trial.

Who Is Liable for Damages in Clairton Slip and Fall Cases?

Although many slip and fall cases are caused by negligence on the part of property owners, other parties may have liability in your case. Liability in a slip and fall accident case can lie with anyone who breached their “duty of care” to take reasonable steps to preserve a safe space.

For example, if you hurt yourself slipping on a freshly mopped floor at a grocery store where there was no “wet floor” sign posted to advise you of the danger, the store owner may be liable for your damages. In cases where a property owner hires a management company that allowed a trip hazard to persist, both the property owner and the management company may share liability.

Once we’ve examined the evidence, we should be able to identify the liable party (or parties), and then we will proceed accordingly. As a Berger and Green client, you can rest assured that we will follow the facts and demand damages from anyone who we believe created the hazard that caused your accident.

Economic and Non-Economic Damages in Slip and Fall Cases

Slip and fall accident victims can seek both economic and non-economic damages in negligence cases. Economic damages are designed to compensate you for the economic impact the accident had on your life. Examples of economic damages include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lost wages or income you were unable to earn while recovering from your injury
• Reduced earning capacity if your injuries are catastrophic or career-ending
• Medical bills
• Cost of retrofitting your home or car for disabled access if your injuries leave you with a long-term disability

Monetary costs are not the only damage you can suffer in a slip and fall injury case. As an accident victim, you have physical pain that you must deal with. Mental stress can also arise from not knowing when or if you will be able to work again. You may also experience a reduction in quality of life because of your injuries.

Our slip and fall accident lawyers will pursue compensation for any economic or non-economic damages you suffered because of your accident. We will do everything we can to help you get the compensation you deserve.

You Don’t Pay if we Don’t Win Your Slip and Fall Injury Case

Berger and Green believe in serving Western Pennsylvania residents in their time of need. That’s why our slip and fall injury lawyers have a policy of representing clients on a contingency-fee basis. If our firm takes your case, you won’t get a bill unless we win it.

You’ll get access to our team without having to pay any money up-front. That’s how much we believe in our clients. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to hire an experienced slip and fall injury lawyer.

Work With a Clairton Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer

Having the right information is a critical component of making good decisions. Berger and Green want to help you make the right decision after a slip and fall accident. If you have questions or don’t know what to do, talking to a slip and fall injury lawyer from our firm might help. Contact us for a free consultation today. Our Clairton slip and fall injury lawyers are ready to fight for you!