Waldorf Maryland Attorney
A slip and fall can result in a serious injury that can change your life.
Sometimes a fall is truly just and accident, but when a property or business owner fails to maintain safe conditions and you get hurt due to their negligence, you can recover the money you need to pay for your medical care and more. You must prove liability to win a slip and fall claim and for that you need an experienced premises liability attorney.
Please, do not wait until it is too late. Call Maryland slip and fall attorney Alison Mason Heurich, Esq., right away to learn more about your legal rights and how you can recover the compensation you deserve.
Attorney Heurich represents people injured in by slips, trips and falls in Waldorf and throughout Charles County and Southern Maryland.
Causes of Slip and Fall
Property and business owners have a legal duty to provide a reasonably safe environment for customers, employees, guests and other visitors. This includes correcting hazards that could lead to slip and fall, in a timely fashion. At minimum fall hazards should have warning signs and be blocked off to keep members of the public from getting hurt. Some common hazards that cause slip and fall injuries include:
- Wet, slick or slippery floors due to spills that are not cleaned up in a timely fashion
- Wet floors during or after cleaning, which lack proper warning signs
- Residues left behind from cleaning products after cleaning
- Dry or dusty contamination
- Inadequate snow and ice removal
- Wet decks, sidewalks, and stairs
- Leaky refrigeration and air conditioning units
- Other leaks that cause slick floors or sidewalks
- Slick mold overgrowth
- Failure to mark or block off wet, slick or slippery floors and walkways
- Slick flooring materials
- Damaged flooring
- Loose or wrinkled carpets and rugs
- Uneven walkway
- Uneven or damaged stairs
- Missing or loose hand rails
- Failure to mark of block off damaged flooring or stairs
- Unmarked step-up or step-down
- Low obstacles that create a tripping hazard, such as open cabinets
- Messy conditions, such as boxes or messes in walkways
- Boxes and merchandise in aisles, waiting to be stocked
- Cables, cords or wires across pathways
- Baby gates in walkways
- Damaged, cracked or uneven sidewalks
- Potholes and other damage in parking lots and parking structures
- Failure to mark or block off damaged areas in sidewalks and parking areas
- Inadequate lighting in hallways or outdoor pedestrian areas
Slip and Fall Injuries
Slip and fall injuries can be very serious and are sometimes fatal. Additional hazardous conditions, such as filth leading to infection or the presence of chemicals, can compound the seriousness of a slip and fall injury. Slip and fall injuries can include:
- Brain injury
- Spinal cord injury
- Infections and sepsis
- Broken bones and fractures
- Chemical burns
- Back and neck injuries
- Shoulder injury
- Hand and wrist injuries
- Hip injury
- Knee injury
- Dental damage
- Eye injuries
If you believe that your slip and fall injuries were caused by someone else’s negligence, and the injury occurred in Waldorf or Charles County, Maryland, please call experienced and compassionate premises liability attorney Alison Mason Heurich, Esq., at 240-346-4883 or email her to schedule your free consultation right away.
Alison Mason Heurich, Esq., Senior Attorney