Slip-and-Fall Lawyer in
West Virginia

How Slip-and-Fall Injuries Happen

Buildings put up yellow caution signs around wet floors for a reason—they’re dangerous.

You may not realize all the places where a slip and fall could be grounds for a personal injury case.

It could be any of these settings and others:

• Parking lots
• Stairways
• Sidewalks
• Restaurants
• Grocery stores
• Retail stores
• Hotels
• Hospitals
• Schools
• Offices
• Your workplace

Besides wet and slippery surfaces, hazards can take the form of uneven carpeting, cracked tiles, loose stairs, missing handrails on stairs, cluttered spaces, dark spaces, wires crossing where you walk, and more.

Again, don’t just think it was random chance that something got in your way that you didn’t see.

The conditions listed above could mean the property owner acted with negligence—that they could have and should have known about, corrected, or at the very least warned you about the danger. Negligence is what your slip-and-fall attorney will work to prove.

And while a slip and fall doesn’t always sound like a serious injury, it can be. You can hit your head, break bones, dislocate joints and more. People who are senior in age are particularly vulnerable to truly life-altering injuries from falls.

Do you wonder if you have a case? You can talk to the Shaffer & Shaffer personal injury lawyers to get an idea of what you can do next—at no cost to you.

You pay no personal injury attorney fee until you receive a settlement or award.