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Chicago Slip and Fall Accidents

The time of year is now when most slip and fall injuries occur. Despite what most people think, thousands of people are severely injured or killed each year in slip and fall situations. Most people don’t even think to contact a lawyer when the accident happens, because some injuries don’t even present themselves until hours after the fall.

Types of Slip and Fall Accidents

There are many different types of incidents in which slip and fall accidents occur. Some situations have a tendency to happen more often than others. Here are a few examples to watch out for:

  • In icy conditions
  • Crowded public places
  • At shopping centers
  • At sporting events
  • At a music concert
  • At someone’s home or apartment
  • At a place of business
  • Your workplace

The types of legal liability for each of these slip and fall occurrences are all different. You need to understand the different negligence standards that could apply to your situation. Let’s take a look.

Types of Negligence Standards

In order to know which negligence standard would apply to any situation, the reason for that person to be on another’s property would also have to be defined. If someone were to fall because of a dangerous condition that could have been avoided such as ice on the sidewalk, an injured worker would have legal options.

The first option would be to file for a worker’s compensation claim, since the law provides benefits to people injured on the job. The other option would be a Personal Injury Claim for Negligence.

If a person is injured and it is not a work location, then further questions of legal status would apply to the injured person. There are three major definitions that would apply below:

  • Invitee – A person invited, either expressly or through implied consent, onto the property of another for business to conduct business. An invitee is entitled to protection from the property’s possessor and always includes the right to be protected from dangerous conditions. If the situation exists, such as sidewalk repair, invitees must be warned of the presence in some way until it can be reasonably repaired.
  • Licensee – A person invited onto the property of another for non-business purposes including social occasions. In this case with the invitee, the licensee is entitled to protection from dangerous conditions or must be warned if any situations exist that cannot be reasonably discovered by the licensee.
  • Trespasser – A trespasser is someone who enters the property of another without permission, and as a result is not owed a duty of protection from dangerous conditions. There may be some exceptions. The fact that the trespasser must not be foreseeable by the property’s possessor and that the property should not contain an attractive nuisance that’s likely to attract trespassers.

Chicago Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer

Slip and fall injuries are a serious problem, and pursuing a legal claim for injuries suffered in these situations can be complicated. As a result, if you or someone you love has been injured in a slip and fall accident, you need to contact The Horwitz Law Group at 312-641-9200 to arrange a free consultation about your case.

Case Results

$6,900,000.00

for a motor vehicle wrongful death case.

$5,300,000.00

for a 75-year-old woman who suffered an above the knee amputation due to being run over by a private school bus.

$4,500,000.00

for a young lady who was run over by a private waste hauling company while crossing the street.

$3,600,000.00

for a trucking accident resulting in the death of the driver.

$3,000,000.00

for a 70 year old man who died, without any living relatives, seven months after being hit by a car while crossing the street.

$2,300,000.00

for a client whose family was killed by a street sweeper that ran a red light.

$2,100,000.00

for a client injured in a 2005 Metra train derailment case.

$1,600,000.00

for a minor rear-ended on an expressway in Kankakee.

$1,400,000.00

for a premises liability accident resulting in below the knee amputation.

$1,200,000.00

for a woman who was hit by a car while crossing the street.

$1,197,000.00

for a client who was injured on the CTA red line train.

$900,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car.

$800,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$750,000.00

for a rideshare accident injury.

$600,000.00

for a low-speed rear-end accident.

$500,000.00

for injuries in a van accident pulling a trailer.

$500,000.00

for a minor injured in a ride-share accident.

$495,000.00

for a pedestrian injured due to a sidewalk defect.

$350,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$289,000.00

for a driver injured in an auto accident.

$270,000.00

for injuries from a right-turning truck.

$260,000.00

for a family injured in an auto accident.

$255,000.00

for a law enforcement officer rear-ended by a truck.

$250,000.00

for a motorcyclist rear-ended.

$233,000.00

for an individual injured by a dog.

$225,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car while crossing the street.

$201,000.00

for a driver rear-ended on the expressway.

$175,000.00

for a client who had lawyers at another law firm trying to settle the accident case for only $60,000.

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