Slip and Fall Injuries Explained

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Slip and fall injuries can be serious and debilitating, often requiring extensive medical treatment and care.

Fractures and related orthopedic injuries and surgeries are the most common. Concussions and traumatic brain injuries are also common injuries that can occur. Falls can also be deadly. Falls are now the leading cause of death for Americans who are age 65 and older.

Let our slip and fall settlement calculator show you just how much your case may be worth.

Most common types of slip and fall injuries

The most common types of slip and fall injuries include: (1) orthopedic injuries and surgeries; (2) traumatic brain injuries; (3) spinal cord injuries; (4) broken or fractured bones; (5) injuries to the eyes, nose, teeth and jaw; (6) torn MCL and ACL in the knee; (7) sprains; (8) mental trauma; (9) depression; and (10) chronic pain.

Death and paralysis can also result from these types of accidents. In fact, falls are now the leading cause of death among people aged 65 and older in the United States.

Common slip and fall injuries in slip and fall accidents also include: 

• TBI
• Concussion
• Skull fracture
• Hematoma
• Hemorrhage
• Brain bleed

How to treat an injury

Medical care and treatment for a slip and fall injury will often include: (1) Neuropsychological and neurological care for concussion and traumatic brain injury, neurosurgical intervention for brain bleeds, hemorrhage and skull fractures; (2) cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation; (3) orthopedic or neurosurgical spinal surgery; (4) knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, ankle and foot fractures and surgery; (5) rehabilitation and physical therapy; and (6) pain intervention modalities, including medication.

Here are many of the surgeries that our own clients have been forced to undergo from injuries suffered from these types of accidents:

• Spinal fusion surgery 
• Spinal discectomy surgery 
• Spinal laminectomy/decompression surgery
• Vertebroplasty 
• Artificial disc implant 
• Knee arthroscopy surgery

How much is a slip and fall injury worth?

Our attorneys have recovered slip and fall injury settlements worth millions of dollars, but every case must be examined on a case by case basis as liability (fault) may be factually different and the nature and severity of the injuries suffered will vary.  

The key point here is that while the settlement value of your case will depend on the individual facts of your case, such as your injuries and how they have affected your life, your medical needs, and how clear liability will be and the extent of the property owner’s liability insurance.

One thing remains true across all of these types of personal injury cases: who your attorney is matters.  Insurance companies will pay significantly more to people who are represented by experienced attorneys with an established track record of settlements and trial verdicts than they will to an attorney, even an attorney who holds himself out as a personal injury attorney, who does not have the same experience with premises liability injury cases.  Our slip and fall cases and settlements amounts page will show you winning outcomes our lawyers have been able to achieve for accident victims we help.

Meet our slip and fall attorney

Attorney Tim Holland is arguably Michigan’s most experienced and successful slip and fall lawyer. He has handled more than 200 slip and fall cases throughout Michigan. Tim also works with personal injury attorneys across the nation on catastrophic slip and fall cases and he has helped people injured in slip and falls in multiple states throughout the country. Tim also is one of the nation’s most respected teachers of premises liability law, and he regularly teaches lawyers on how to win slip and fall cases at legal seminars and legal webinars.

Need Help? Call our attorneys now

It’s not uncommon to have questions about your slip and fall injuries and whether you have a case against the premises owner or commercial building or store that owned and managed the property where you suffered your accident. 

Let our slip and fall law firm get you the help and the answers you need in order to recover the full compensation and money damages you may be legally entitled to.

We pride ourselves on treating every client with care, compassion, and respect, which means maintaining regular and meaningful communication. We will always be there when you need us. We will ALWAYS return your calls and emails and answer all of your questions.

To speak with an experienced attorney about your slip and fall case, call us now, or fill out our contact form for a free consultation.

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