Slip and Fall Lawyer

A slip and fall lawyer helps you to hold property owners responsible for any slip and fall injuries caused by poor maintenance or negligence. Premises liability law in Ontario holds property owners responsible for maintaining the safety of a property that may be open to members of the public. If an owner fails to do this, and you are injured in a slip-and-fall accident on their property, you may have grounds to sue them. You could be owed damages for your injuries if a court finds the property owner's negligence contributed to your fall. 

If you’ve slipped and fallen, contact the team at Findlay Personal Injury Lawyers quickly within the first few days following your fall. Time is critical, as you may miss your opportunity to seek any compensation. You may not feel hurt now, but you could suffer from delayed injuries that will require detailed notes from the start. Findlay Personal Injury Lawyers never charges any upfront fees, and you only pay once you win or receive a settlement. 

Is there a statute of limitations for a slip and fall case? Yes, there are time limitations for a slip and fall case, however there are two possible scenarios.  

1. In most cases, a two-year period after an injury is the time limitation for filing a claim.
   
   
2. If you are injured on city-owned property, such as a sidewalk or a parking lot, you must notify the municipality within ten days of the accident, or you may not be able to start a claim.

Slip and falls are common occurrences that almost always lead to questioning who is truly to blame. Injuries sustained in a slip and fall are assessed on a case-by-case basis as every situation will be different. You may be lucky to escape with a scrape or a bruise, while others injured from a slip and fall may sustain head trauma or other severe injuries. 

Seniors and those with mobility challenges are at a greater risk of severe injuries or even death from a slip and fall. It’s common to see these individuals suffer fractures, broken bones, or head trauma, which will significantly impact their quality of life, possibly even leading to life altering injuries requiring substantial daily assistance. 

If you or a loved one has suffered a slip and fall, even if there is little sign of injury, it’s prudent to call us at Findlay Personal Injury Lawyers and discuss your specific circumstances. It’s free to call and have a consultation, and if you have a case there are never any upfront fees, and you only pay if you win or are awarded a settlement. 

Even if you’re careful and cautious, you can still slip, fall, and be injured on an unsafe surface. This is where Findlay Personal Injury Lawyers can help you get the compensation you are owed. For more than 40 years, our lawyers have helped people in Hamilton, Burlington, Brantford, Niagara Falls, and St. Catharines, who’ve been hurt through no fault of their own. Call 905-522-9799 and get a free consultation today.

If you’re injured in a slip and fall, there are a number of damages you may be entitled to, such as:

• Medical expenses
• Pain and suffering
• Lost income and lost earning potential
• Temporary or permanent disability
• Home maintenance costs while injured
• Other out-of-pocket expenses

That depends on the circumstances of your injury. In some cases, it may be only one party. In other cases, several parties could be responsible, and you would want to sue all of them. For cases where you sue multiple parties, Ontario law uses the principle of joint and several liability.

This principle allows you to recover all of your damages from any defendant who’s found to be at fault. It is designed so that when multiple defendants are found responsible for your injury, you get all the damages you’re owed even if one defendant can’t pay their share.

Here's a hypothetical example:

• You were walking into a business when you slipped and fell on ice outside their entrance and broke your arm
• You need a healthy arm to do your job, so in addition to your pain, suffering and medical expenses, you are losing out on income while your arm heals
• You sue the business
• At the time of your injury, the business was contracted with another company to de-ice the sidewalk leading to their entrance
• Because that company failed to de-ice the sidewalk, they are added to the lawsuit too
• The de-icing company and the business are found liable for your injury, and you are awarded damages
• The de-icing company is found to be 70 percent liable and the business is found to be 30 percent liable
• The principal of joint and several liability allows you to recover all of your damages from either defendant. You choose the de-icing company
• The de-icing company pays you all of your damages, then pursues reimbursement of 30 percent of the damages from the business

Joint and several liability exists to make the process of suing the parties responsible for your injury and recovering damages from them as easy as possible for you.