Slip and fall accidents can happen unexpectedly, but knowing the right steps to take afterward can make all the difference in your recovery and legal case. In the video below, Sina Mohajer of Mohajer Law Firm, based in Arcadia, California, provides essential guidance on what to do immediately following a slip and fall incident to protect your rights and maximize your claim.
At Mohajer Law Firm, we specialize in personal injury cases, family law, criminal defense, and civil litigation. With years of experience helping clients recover damages for slip and fall injuries, our team is here to guide you every step of the way.
If you’ve been injured in a slip and fall accident, contact Mohajer Law Firm today for a one-on-one consultation. We’ll review your case and provide expert guidance on how to proceed.
Transcript:
Hey, welcome back to our channel. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Sina Mohajer, with Mohajer Law Firm located right here in Arcadia, California. We specialize in family law, civil litigation, criminal defense, and personal injury.
Now, you might have noticed quite a bit of gap from the last video until today, and that’s for good reason. I’m proud to announce the growth of our firm. We’ve moved into a bigger location to allow for more staff to take on more cases and to help out our community. And I’m even happier to announce that our success rate has only increased.
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Essential Steps to Take If You’ve Been Injured in a Slip and Fall Accident
In this particular episode, I want to address the steps you should take if you’ve been injured in a slip and fall accident. Now, when that time does come, it’s very possible that you just want to jump right back up on your feet, brush off your injuries, and pretend it never happened. But it’s very important to take these key steps in order to ensure the maximum recovery that we can get for you when dealing with your claim or litigating your case.
Collect Evidence
The very first thing, and I cannot emphasize this enough, is evidence, evidence, evidence. Without it, you’ve got nothing. So, it’s very important when you are injured in a slip and fall to take photographs of your surroundings, take photographs of any potential injuries that are apparent at that time, talk to bystanders, figure out what they might have seen, if there could be potential witnesses, and at least get their contact information so that we can reach out when the time is right.
Contact the Property Owner
Another important step is to make sure that you reach out or contact the property owner or the manager. Without giving them notice, who’s to say you even fell to begin with? So, it’s very important to let them know that you did fall, you were injured, and for them to be aware of the situation.
If they give you anything to sign, absolutely do not sign any documents they give you, and do not make any affirmations that you’re fine and you’re okay. Definitely don’t build up any injuries that aren’t there. We certainly want to play by the book and play by the rules. So, it’s important that you’re only giving notice and nothing more.
Seek Medical Attention
The next key thing to do is to seek medical attention. At the end of the day, our goal is to ensure that you are made whole. If you are injured, to get the recovery and to get the treatment that you need in order to recover so you can continue and enjoy your life as such.
By not seeking medical attention immediately, not only does it affect your case, but it can also affect your health. And that is our number one priority with Mohajer Law Firm. So, it’s very important that you do seek out. Don’t worry about what attorney sends you to which medical professional. Seek out your primary or go to urgent care.
Seek Legal Counsel
The next strongest recommendation I can give you when you are injured in a slip and fall is to seek legal counsel. More times than not, you’re going to receive a higher recovery if you are legally represented than if you were to handle the claim yourself. We will do everything from start to finish—opening the claim, gathering the evidence, sending the appropriate evidence that the adjuster will need in order to determine what they are offering to settle out your case.
If we cannot reach a settlement, we litigate your case and we go to battle for you. We will take it all the way to trial and demonstrate the impact that the injury had on you and what you do need to receive in order to be made whole.
Contact a Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer
If you have questions about your case, please call our office. We are happy to sit down with you one-on-one to discuss your case in more detail.