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Title: Funding Lawsuits for Severe Injuries


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Funding Lawsuits for Severe Injuries
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  • Imagine that you have a busy day of shopping and
    while youre strolling back to your car, burdened
    with all of your purchases, suddenly you trip on
    broken pavement and you fall.

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  • Something similar can happen while visiting a
    friends house and you lose your footing on a
    slippery surface that you didnt observe.

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  • In some cases, a slip or fall like those
    mentioned are simple incidents, but they can also
    cause severe injuries and in some cases, could
    lead even to death. It is noted that slips and
    falls are some of the leading causes of non-fatal
    injuries that require to be treated in the
    hospital.

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  • Anyone can get a victim of slip and fall, it is
    not a rule that only elderly can become such
    victims. Also, such accidents may happen
    anywhere, such as your own home, a friends home,
    a mall and the theater.

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  • In situations when the slip or fall can be
    assigned to the condition of a person, such as
    physical or mental, then the fault is that of the
    victim.

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  • In case the fall can be assigned to a mistake in
    the floors design or a lack of information or
    warning regarding a wet surface of a spill, then
    responsibility may be determined and it depends
    on the circumstances.

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  • It is legal responsibility of the owner or lease
    holder that public areas are their responsibility
    for maintaining the properties, and that they be
    safe and to prevent people from suffering any
    injury.

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  • Public spaces and also private homes owners are
    responsible to make sure that people who visit
    them do not slip as a cause of the existence of
    liquid or debris on the floors.

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Proving fall and slip lawsuit
  • Lawsuit cases based on slips and falls tend to be
    quite complicated. One of the reasons is that it
    is possible that many people are involved in it.
    It may include the resident, the proprietor, the
    property manager or the business.

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  • On the other hand, it may also be difficult to
    show evidence that the fall came as a result of
    the owners carelessness. Additionally, in case
    the slip or fall took place in a public space,
    certain limitations appear.

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  • The state may ask you to report the incident
    within a given period of time. In case you fail
    to do so, it may be considered as if you are
    abandoning to claim your compensations for the
    accident.

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