{"id":2510,"date":"2023-08-09T03:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraldlawgroupcom.local\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2024-10-11T14:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T21:47:24","slug":"breaking-down-a-slip-and-fall-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emeraldlawgroup.com\/es\/breaking-down-a-slip-and-fall-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Down a Slip-and-Fall Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, slip-and-fall injuries send over eight million Americans to hospital emergency rooms. Common wounds include a head injury and a broken pelvis. In many cases, these injuries are life threatening. In all cases, these wounds have severe physical and emotional effects. Broken bones can cause permanent loss of mobility. Emotionally, to avoid another fall, many of these victims basically become prisoners in their own homes.<\/p>\n

Because of these severe tangible and intangible injuries, a abogado de resbalones y ca\u00eddas en Seattle<\/a> can often obtain substantial compensation in these cases. However, these cases have lots of moving parts, as outlined below. Furthermore, an out-of-state company may own the grocery store, nursing home, restaurant, or other commercial facility where the fall occurred. That fact adds another dimension to an already complicated claim. To approach such a claim, a Seattle personal injury attorney usually breaks the matter down into two basic components.<\/p>\n

Duty of Care<\/strong><\/p>\n

Negligence is basically a lack of care. Therefore, most negligence cases begin with the duty of care. The more responsibilities the law imposes on an owner, the more likely it is that the owner has violated those responsibilities.<\/p>\n

Washington law sets three duties of care in premises liability cases, in accordance with the owner\u2019s relationship to the victim.<\/p>\n