Things to Consider in Slip and Fall Accidents - Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer

Things to Consider in Slip and Fall Accidents - Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer

Accidents are generally inherently unpredictable. If you fall due to a trip or slip, make sure to seek medical attention, then consult a personal injury lawyer. I have had many clients who fell, believed not to be seriously injured, only to find themselves later that evening or the next morning calling an ambulance seeking to be transported to the nearest emergency department. Sometimes, injuries resulting from slip / trip and fall accidents may appear minor but later become serious with long term consequences. Any accident should be taken seriously.
In Ontario, the location of the fall does not really matter as far as the general application of legal principles go, except for slip and falls on municipal property, specifically on streets and sidewalk. Municipalities are better protected than the average business or homeowner, in terms of notice and liability factors. In every case, as long as you can establish negligence, you have a case to seek compensation.

In order to know the proper process to claim compensation, it is important that you consult a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible after an accident. Our personal injury lawyers can help you determine if you are entitled to receive the compensation, assess the value of your case and help you prosecute a claim for fair compensation either in the pre-litigation stage or in litigation. As personal injury and accident lawyers, we can advise you if you have a case, point out weaknesses and strengths of your case and take the steps needed to get you compensation.

In many cases, insurance companies and their adjusters will contact you to discuss your case and your claim before you have consulted a lawyer. The insurance adjuster is seeking to investigate the incident and attempt to elicit facts and evidence from you that will seek to exonerate their client - the insured - who may be liable to pay damages in the event negligence is proven. In many cases, the insurance adjuster will want to offer you a settlement. It is vital that you obtain the advice of an experienced personal injury lawyer before agreeing to any settlement. I have seen offers multiply ten or twenty fold after my involvement.

Our personal injury lawyers will help you determine what fair compensation you should be entitled to and fight for you. At Plant Quinn Thiele LLP , Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyers, we offer free consultations and work on a no fee unless you win basis.

If you are injured as a result of a slip and fall or trip and fall, contact us free of charge to speak to a lawyer who is specialized in the slip and fall and trip and fall accidents. Call us at 613-315-HURT or 613-315-4878, ask for Marc-Nicholas Quinn.