Your Michigan Slip and Fall Attorney  One second you are standing up, the next you are on the ground. Slip and fall accidents can happen any number of ways – from tripping over a sidewalk crack or fold in the carpet to stumbling over a maintenance hose or hole in the ground. Regardless of how you fall down, slip and fall accidents can lead to serious injuries. Whether it be a sprained ankle, thrown out back, broken wrist or head injury – a slip and fall injury can affect all aspects of your life for many years to come. For instance, if your slip and fall injury prevents you from returning to work, you will incur a loss of wages. If your injury means you can no longer do the job you have, you will incur a loss of employability. All of these losses – both financial and physical – can be compensable if your circumstances meet the correct standards of negligence. And in order to know whether your case satisfies the required elements of negligence, you need the expert advice of a Michigan Slip and Fall Lawyer.
As a Michigan Slip and Fall Attorney who has handled numerous slip and fall injuries – both minor and serious, our attorneys understand the evidentiary importance of this type of personal injury case. From proving negligence and defending against a contributory negligence defense to working with you to get you the physical and emotional treatment you need – your Michigan Slip and Fall Lawyer will ensure your case gets the justice and compensation it deserves. Attorney Jannelle J. Zawaideh is a Michigan Slip and Fall Lawyer dedicated to providing you the best in legal services with the personal, one-on-one commitment only found in a small law firm like The Law Offices of Jannelle J. Zawaideh. To start discussing the potential areas of compensation due from your slip and fall injury, call our offices at 248-356-0600 and schedule a Free Phone Consultation with one of our Michigan Slip and Fall Attorneys. The Specifics on Slip and Falls Slip and fall injuries are a form of personal injury and thus fall under the legal theory of negligence. In order to prevail in a slip and fall claim, the injured party must show the defendant – typically the property owner where the slip and fall injury occurred – acted in a negligent manner. In order to prove negligence, the defendant must be shown to have a duty to the injured party, that the duty was breached, that the breach caused the slip and fall and that the slip and fall incident resulted in actual damages. The majority of slip and fall cases are contested on the issue of Standard of Care – particularly as to what standard of care a property owner owes to somebody on their premises. When a person is on one’s property for the purpose of business and thus has the owner’s permission, they are considered a licensee. When licensees are involved, the property owner has the duty to: - Warn of all dangerous conditions known to the owner that create an unreasonable risk of harm and that the licensee is unlikely to discover; and
- Exercise reasonable care in the conduct of ‘active operations’ on the property
It should be noted that if the danger is ‘open and obvious’, then the property owner has no duty of care. When a person enters the property of another in response an invitation – including entering a business – they are considered invitees. A property owner owes an invitee the same duty of care as is owed to the licensee, but in addition has a duty to make reasonable inspections in order to discover non-obvious dangerous conditions and thereafter make them safe. Jannelle J. Zawaideh – Your Michigan Slip and Fall Attorney Without the expert knowledge of a Michigan Slip and Fall Lawyer, it is difficult to properly fit your case into one of the above cited legal theories. Without the proper evidence and testimonial proof – your case may fail to satisfy the necessary burden of proof to prevail in a negligence action. The Law Offices of Jannelle J. Zawaideh specialize as Michigan Slip and Fall Lawyers. Call us today and schedule your FREE PHONE CONSULTATION. The first step is to get informed and have your slip and fall injuries professionally analyzed by a Michigan Slip and Fall Attorney. The Law Offices of Jannelle J. Zawaideh works on a contingency fee basis – meaning if you don’t recover, your attorney does not collect any attorney fees. Get the Compensation You Deserve. Call Today 248-356-0600 The Law Offices of Jannelle J. Zawaideh “The Michigan Slip and Fall Attorney”
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