A shopping trip should not send you to the emergency room, but sometimes, that is exactly where you end up if you are injured in a slip-and-fall accident. Property owners have a duty to maintain their property to avoid causing harm to others. When they fail to uphold their duty and their failure results in injury, they may be held financially liable for the losses suffered by the victim. A Chicago premises liability attorney can work with you to discover if you can pursue legal action for the negligence of a property owner.
If you have been injured in a slip and fall due to another person’s negligence or wrongdoing, you may find your finances depleted from medical bills and lost wages. You should not have to suffer the physical pain and financial consequences of an injury caused by another person’s wrongful conduct. Smith LaCien LLP can help you get the compensation you need to get back on your feet. Our consultations are free, and you are under no obligation after your free consultation. So get started and call (312) 509-8900 to schedule your free consultation.
All property owners or managers have a duty to exercise ordinary care by maintaining their properties in a reasonably safe condition for all persons who are lawfully on the premises. They are also under a duty to avoid creating or allowing any dangerous conditions to exist on their property. Failure to maintain their property as required is a breach of their duty and may expose them to liability.
A property owner’s duty changes depending on the status of the visitor to their property. They owe a higher duty of care to visitors characterized as invitees or licensees, those visitors who are lawfully on the property than to trespassers. Although a property owner owes no duty to a trespasser, they are under a duty to not willfully or wantonly cause injury to trespassers. This means that property owners cannot set traps or create dangerous conditions to intentionally injure trespassers.
If you want to take legal action for an injury sustained from a slip-and-fall accident, you will have to prove your case as well as the damages suffered as a result of the accident. It is not unusual for the defendant to try to reduce their liability by blaming the victim for the accident. That should not deter you from holding them responsible because even if your actions contributed to the accident, you may still be entitled to compensation from the property owner. Slip and fall accidents are very common at construction sites. Making sure you enlist the help of a construction accident attorney is critical to ensure you receive the compensation you deserve.
Illinois adheres to the modified comparative negligence principle for the recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured victim is still entitled to financial compensation as long as they are less than 50% at fault for their injury. For example, if your damages are $100,000 and you are determined to be 20% at fault, your compensation will be reduced by $20,000.
There is no such thing as an easy slip-and-fall case. Your case deserves the attention and detail required to get full and fair compensation for your injury. When you work with the personal injury lawyers Smith LaCien LLP you can rest assured that your case is in competent hands. We represent our clients on a contingency fee basis, which means that you pay nothing unless we win.
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