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Old 12-28-2008, 12:11 PM
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Slip and Fall accident headache

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland

Someone has had slip & fall accident resulting in break of the wrist. The accident happened at a watery area of a business. That required hospitalization, surgery, extended medical care and therapy, time off from work, and high chance of losing his job if the recovery makes it difficult to return to work for over 2 months.

Do I contact the injured person's health insurance ASAP to get their advice or is it best to 1st go to a slip & fall lawyer instead? Do I even need to contact the business to ask them to pay for the cost of medical and therapy treatment? Or should it be best left to a legal professional?

Since 911 was called, and a lot of people were around, I would say that there was enough evidence of slip and fall.
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Old 12-28-2008, 12:14 PM
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Maryland

Someone has had slip & fall accident resulting in break of the wrist. The accident happened at a watery area of a business. That required hospitalization, surgery, extended medical care and therapy, time off from work, and high chance of losing his job if the recovery makes it difficult to return to work for over 2 months.

Do I contact the injured person's health insurance ASAP to get their advice or is it best to 1st go to a slip & fall lawyer instead? Do I even need to contact the business to ask them to pay for the cost of medical and therapy treatment? Or should it be best left to a legal professional?

Since 911 was called, and a lot of people were around, I would say that there was enough evidence of slip and fall.
What leads you to believe that the business has liability for this?
(You really haven't given much information in that respect)
For legal advice, I would suggest that you seek the assistance of a lawyer...not a health insurance company.
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Who is "someone" and what is "someone's" relationship to YOU?
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Someone is my significant other that I care about if that piece of info matters in legal issue???

The area was watery, not well maintained. There was no warning sign in the area of the accident.
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Yes it matters. If you are not married, you have no legal standing to do ANYTHING on behalf of your significant other. He or she can speak to a lawyer for him/herself.
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Someone is my significant other that I care about if that piece of info matters in legal issue???

The area was watery, not well maintained. There was no warning sign in the area of the accident.
My previous advice stands. I, for one, don't get paid enough for pulling teeth.
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Old 12-28-2008, 08:09 PM
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What leads you to believe that the business has liability for this?
(You really haven't given much information in that respect)
For legal advice, I would suggest that you seek the assistance of a lawyer...not a health insurance company.
It is obvious the business IS liable in this slip and fall situation!! If the floor was wet and they didn't take care of it, then for sure, they are liable. My advice is to immediately go to an attorney. There are many attorneys who will take a Slip and Fall!! The fact 911 was called and there were many witnesses makes such a case very appealing to most attorneys
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Old 12-28-2008, 08:49 PM
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It is obvious the business IS liable in this slip and fall situation!! If the floor was wet and they didn't take care of it, then for sure, they are liable. My advice is to immediately go to an attorney. There are many attorneys who will take a Slip and Fall!! The fact 911 was called and there were many witnesses makes such a case very appealing to most attorneys
And you can proclaim this, why?

Do you know the business? Do you know the circumstances of the area?

For instance, if this was, say, a car wash, the floor could be expected to be wet. What if the water was caused by, say, the rain and the area is the sidewalk??

We don't know ANYTHING about this. Therefore, it is certainly NOT obvious.
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Did it happen inside or outside? What type of business is it?

If it occurred outside what was the weather like?
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It is obvious the business IS liable in this slip and fall situation!! If the floor was wet and they didn't take care of it, then for sure, they are liable. My advice is to immediately go to an attorney. There are many attorneys who will take a Slip and Fall!! The fact 911 was called and there were many witnesses makes such a case very appealing to most attorneys
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