Virginia Slip and Fall / Premises Liability Lawyer

Businesses and property owners have a duty to provide safe premises for customers and visitors. If you slip and fall on someone else's property, or are hurt because of an unsafe condition, in some instances the property owner or business may be held liable for your injuries. However, these "premises liability" cases are difficult to prove and typically involve complex legal and insurance issues. That's why you need the skilled legal team at Marks & Harrison.

If you've been injured in a slip and fall accident, contact our Richmond personal injury attorneys today at 1-800-283-2202 for a free, no-obligation, and confidential consultation, or submit a Case Evaluation online. Our lawyers will analyze your case and advise whether you are entitled to compensation. If we don't think you need an attorney, we will tell you right away. We have offices throughout Virginia, including in Richmond, Hopewell, Petersburg, Charlottesville, Tappahannock, Louisa, Staunton and Fredericksburg.

Marks & Harrison handles premises liability cases such as slip and fall claims, construction accidents, store falls, parking lot injuries, inadequate security, hotel injuries, electrocutions, burns, dog bites and other animal attacks -- and even amusement park accidents. When you take your family to an amusement park, you don’t expect a serious injury, but statistics indicate that approximately 9,200 children are treated every year in hospital emergency rooms for injuries from amusement park rides.

Our firm has secured many settlements and verdicts against property owners in a variety of premises liability claims. Among them:

• A home inspector for the county suffered multiple fractures when he fell from an unprotected second floor landing at a house under construction. Recovery: $575,000.
• A client sustained a broken leg when he was pinned under the collapsed balcony of a college building during graduation ceremonies. Recovery: $100,000.
• A guest at a mobile home fell and broke his wrist when the handrail on the front porch gave way. Recovery: $95,000.
• A motel guest stuck her finger on a used hypodermic needle left on the floor of her room and had to undergo testing for the AIDS virus. Recovery: $75,000.
• An elderly customer hit her head on a low-hanging banner outside a hardware store, causing her to lose her balance and break her arm and hip in a fall. Recovery: $53,000.
• An elderly man fractured his elbow when he fell backwards off an elevated putting green that had no safety railing. Recovery: $50,000.
• Boxes fell on a patron's head at a grocery store, causing injury. Recovery: $40,000.
• A customer in a shopping mall parking lot was struck on the head by a falling construction fence. Recovery: $36,000.
• A store employee pushed a filing cabinet off a top shelf, hitting a shopper and causing a shoulder injury. Recovery: $30,000.
• A night club patron was injured when a sound speaker detached from the ceiling and struck her head. Recovery: $15,000.
• A boater lacerated her leg when she was thrown into the water by a collapsing pier. Recovery: $12,000.

Marks & Harrison has also secured many settlements and verdicts against property owners for a premises liability claim known as a “slip and fall.” Those claims refer to injuries that occur after a hazardous condition causes a person to slip, trip, or fall while on someone else's property. These accidents can happen anywhere.

Examples of slip and fall claims successfully handled by our firm include:

• A tenant was injured in a fall at his apartment complex walking down exterior steps when the bullnose stripping on the stairs pulled away. Recovery: $271,407.
• A moviegoer slipped and broke her leg while stepping onto a concrete floor that had been too highly polished. Recovery: $180,000.
• A grocery store customer fell on wet carpet at a store entrance and injured his knee. Recovery: $100,000.
• A carnival patron slipped on a wet carnival ride platform and broke her leg. Recovery: $75,000.
• A passenger at an airport fell and broke her ankle in a hidden hole in the pavement. Recovery: $45,000.
• A store customer broke her leg tripping on a small mound of dried concrete near the store entrance. Recovery: $40,000.
• A client broke her wrist slipping on wet stairs during a home carpet cleaning. Recovery: $25,000.
• A customer broke a rib after slipping on cellophane paper left on the floor. Recovery: $22,000.
• A girl was injured when she fell into an uncovered manhole at an apartment building. Recovery: $15,000.
• A shopper was injured by tripping on a wire strung across the sidewalk in front of a store. Recovery: $10,000.

When you are hurt on someone else's property, complex legal questions are involved, and skilled legal representation is needed to secure the compensation you deserve. If you or a loved one has been injured on the property of another person or business, you are invited to contact our Richmond slip and fall lawyers for a free, no-obligation, and confidential consultation. Our lawyers will analyze your case and advise whether you are entitled to compensation. If we don't think you need an attorney, we will tell you right away.

Contact us today by calling toll free at 1-800-283-2202.  Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  You can also submit a Case Evaluation online or send us an email at lawyers@marksandharrison.com.

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