Lawrence County
Slip and Fall Accident Lawyer

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1. We Can Help You Recover the Costs of Expensive Medical Treatment
2. Fall Liability
3. Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers are Ready to Review Your Case

REVIEWED BY

C. William Kenny

February 02, 2024

Board certified by National Board of Trial Advocacy

If you were injured in a slip and fall accident, our firm can help you seek compensation for your losses. We can help you fight for an insurance settlement or judgment to recover your medical expenses, lost wages, and more.

A Lawrence County slip and fall accident lawyer from Berger and Green can help you gather evidence to prove another party’s negligence caused your accident. Our attorneys can take care of your case so that you can focus on recovering from your injuries.

We Can Help You Recover the Costs of Expensive Medical Treatment

According to the National Flooring Safety Institute (NFSI), slip and fall accidents lead to more than a million emergency department visits every year. Fractures are the most common fall-related injury, but slip and falls can also result in head injuries, back, neck, and spine injuries, and severe contusions.

Treatment for slip and fall accidents can amount to tens of thousands of dollars or more. If a property owner’s negligence caused you injuries, they should pay for your medical expenses. Berger and Green can help you fight for awards for:

• X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, and other diagnostic testing
• Surgeries
• Casts, traction, or other fracture-related care
• Medications
• Physical therapy
• Cognitive rehabilitation
• Mobility aids and medical equipment

You Could Win Compensation for Your Lost Wages and Pain and Suffering

We know you cannot afford to miss weeks or months of work. Unfortunately, your injuries may prevent you from performing your job. We can help you seek back pay for your lost wages.

If your slip and fall left you with a permanent disability that prevents you from working, you could win awards for your loss of future earnings. We will work to achieve results for you as quickly as possible so that you can stay on top of your household expenses.

Complications from severe injuries can cause chronic pain, insomnia, depression, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of mobility, and reduced cognitive functioning.

You could win pain and suffering damages to compensate you for permanent injuries, mental suffering, and a reduction in your overall quality of life.

Wrongful Death Damages

If your loved one died because of a slip and fall accident injury, our Lawrence County slip and fall accident lawyer can help you pursue compensation for treatment related to their final injury, funeral costs, and burial expenses. If you are the spouse, child, or another close relative of the deceased, you could be entitled to survivor benefits, such as awards for your pain and suffering and loss of companionship.

Fall Liability

Who may be liable for your injuries depends on where your accident took place. We can help you determine liability.

If your accident happened in a restaurant, retail store, bar, or other commercial property, our lawyers could help you prove the property owner, business owner, or employee created the condition that led to your fall.

Slip and falls that occur on residential property may also be the fault of the property owner. However, liability could fall with a renter, residential property developer, or entity in charge of maintenance.

If your slip and fall accident occurred on public property, such as a state-owned building or city-owned sidewalk, we can help you with a case against a government entity.

Common Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents

Those responsible for a property must keep it in a reasonably safe condition. Examples of negligent and dangerous property conditions include:

• Cracked sidewalks
• Loose tile and floorboards
• Torn or ripped carpeting
• Snowy or icy surfaces
• Wet or slippery surfaces
• Lack of hand railings
• Potholes

Our attorneys can help you prove one of the following:

• The property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition that caused your slip and fall.
• The property owner failed to remedy the dangerous condition.
• The property owner should have posted a warning or blocked off the dangerous area where your fall occurred.
• The property owner failed to plan or schedule regular property maintenance.
• The property owner created a dangerous condition by blocking a walkway, not providing adequate lighting, etc.

We Can Handle Your Insurance Claim

We can file an insurance claim against the at-fault party on your behalf. Our slip and fall accident attorneys will handle paperwork, deadlines, emails, and phone calls. We will gather evidence, such as witness statements and surveillance footage, to prove liability. We will negotiate with the insurance companies to achieve the maximum settlement possible for your case.

We can help you resolve your case with an injury or wrongful death lawsuit, if necessary. The statute of limitations for filing your case in civil court in Pennsylvania is two years, per 42 Pa. C.S.A. §5524. Your time limit starts when your injury occurred or at the time of your loved one’s death. If you do not take action before the statute expires, you may be unable to seek compensation.

Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers are Ready to Review Your Case

At Berger and Green, we have more than 40 years of experience helping victims secure the compensation they need to get their lives back on track. We take every case seriously because we understand how essential achieving results is to our clients. Call our team today to discuss the details of your case and learn more about your legal options.

The call is free, and there is no obligation to work with our firm. If you hire our team, a Lawrence County slip and fall accident lawyer will handle your personal injury case at no upfront cost to you. We work on contingency, meaning any fees you owe come from your successful verdict or settlement. If we do not win, we do not get paid. Contact us at (412) 661-1400 today.