Mendez and Sanchez - Slip and Fall Attorney in Pasadena, California

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At Mendez & Sanchez, our attorneys understand the significant effect that a slip and fall accident can have on a victim's life. The victim of a slip and fall can sustain painful injuries, face high medical expenses for emergency and long-term treatment and be unable to work and earn income for an extended period.

However, if the accident resulted from the negligence of a property owner, a slip and fall victim might have legal options available to him or her. The individual may be qualified to pursue a legal claim that can result in reimbursement of all medical expenses and compensation for the individual's lost wages, pain and suffering and even more.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a slip, trip and fall in Pasadena or elsewhere in California, you can talk with a lawyer from Mendez & Sanchez, today and learn more about the options available to you.

Should You Hire a Lawyer After a Slip and Fall Accident in Pasadena?

You might be worried about your ability to pay for an attorney to handle your slip and fall claim. However, at Mendez & Sanchez, we will charge no legal fees or case expenses unless we secure a financial recovery for you. We do not want cost concerns to prevent you from obtaining the legal aid you deserve.

We believe an attorney can play an essential role in your claim, specifically when dealing with insurance providers. The truth is that the insurance providers will attempt to pay as little compensation as possible for the physical, emotional and financial damage you have endured. An attorney will be focused on protecting you as well as your interests.

A Pasadena premises liability lawyer at Mendez & Sanchez, will:

• Extensively investigate your slip and fall and build the toughest case possible
• Speak with professionals that will allow us to understand why your slip and fall took place, who should be held responsible as well as what medical care and treatment you will need to recover from your injuries.
• File all claims on your behalf in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Aggressively pursue a settlement that fully compensates you for your losses or take your case to court (if necessary).
• Structure any kind of award you obtain to ensure that it maximizes your compensation and ensures you will get the medical care you need in the future.

We are a law firm that is passionate about pursuing outcomes that will truly make a difference in the lives of our clients in Pasadena and throughout California.

What Must You Prove In a Slip and Fall Case In California?

A slip and fall accident is a kind of premises liability case. It can be brought against any type of property owner or inhabitant, including a private homeowner, store or other business or a local, state or federal government.

To recover damages in an California slip and fall case, you typically have to demonstrate:

• A condition on the property presented an unreasonable risk of injury to you. Hazards that might cause someone to slip, trip and fall include:

• Broken or uneven pavement on walkways or in parking lots
• Snowy, icy or wet floors and walkways
• Ripped, torn or loose rugs and carpets
• Liquids spilled on floors
• Broken or uneven stairways
• Poor lighting in corridors, stairwells, or outside walkways
• Holes in the ground or objects sticking out of the ground
• Broken, missing or loose handrails
• Defective escalators or elevators

• The property owner knew or, in the exercise of ordinary care, should have known of both the condition and injury risk. Essentially, the owner or inhabitant had "actual notice" based on seeing the slip and fall risk or creating the hazard or "constructive notice" based on the hazard being there long enough that the owner or inhabitant should have seen it.
• The property owner could have reasonably anticipated that you would not have discovered or realized the danger or would fail to protect yourself against the danger. For example, you would not have known that an office building lobby was slippery because it had just been mopped.
• The property owner failed to take reasonable steps to protect you by either fixing the hazard or providing you an adequate warning regarding it.
• As a result of the property owner's carelessness, you suffered injuries.

As you contemplate whether you have the ability to bring a slip and fall case, you will need to ask yourself a number of essential questions, including:

• If you tripped or slipped, had the dangerous spot existed long enough so that the owner should have known about it?
• If there once was a good reason for the object to be there however that reason no longer exists, could the object have been removed?
• Was there a safer place the object could have been located without much greater inconvenience or cost to the property owner?
• Could a simple barrier have been developed or a caution offered to prevent you from slipping or tripping?
• Did insufficient or broken lighting contribute to the accident?

What Compensation Can I Acquire for a Slip and Fall Injury?

A slip and fall accident can result in a variety of serious injuries, including fractures, soft-tissue damage, spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is essential to consult with a law firm that will seek maximum reimbursement for the damage you have experienced, including:

• Past and also future medical costs
• Lost wages and diminished earning capacity
• Pain and suffering
• Loss of quality of life

A property owner's insurance company may attempt to put blame on you for your slip and fall accident. For instance, the insurer might assert that you tripped, slipped and fell because of an "open and obvious" risk that you should have detected or did something else that was negligent.

In California, you could be barred from recouping anything if you were more than 50 percent responsible for your injury. Otherwise, your damages would be decreased by an amount that is proportionate to the percentage of fault credited to you.

Your lawyer from Mendez & Sanchez, will aggressively counter any unfounded claims made by a property owner's insurance company and work diligently to protect your legal rights.

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