Slip and Fall Attorney.

They may seem simple enough, but a slip and fall personal injury can be extremely costly and require representation by a slip and fall attorney. An invisible crack or a small amount of soapy water can leave an injured person in a wheelchair or with paralysis (i.e. paraplegia and quadriplegia) from spinal cord injury.

At the Law Offices of Michael Pines, our slip and fall attorneys take these cases and carefully look at all of the facts to ensure that our clients get the maximum settlement they deserve for damages resulting from their medical bills.

Slip and fall injuries fall under the legal category of premises liability, the body of law that stipulates a landowner is responsible for any injuries that happen on the property owned. There are four general types of slip and fall accidents that a slip and fall attorney would handle:

Trip-and-fall accidents, where there is a foreign object in the walking path.
Stump-and-fall accidents, where there is an impediment in the walking surface.
Step-and-fall accidents, where there is an unexpected failure or hole in the walking surface.
Slip-and-fall accidents, in which the interface of the shoe and the floor fails.

As slip and fall attorneys, we would recommend you fill out a report about any slip and fall at the time of the accident. The slip and fall accident report should indicate how the accident occurred, who witnessed the accident, the conditions that caused the slip and fall, and any other relevant information (i.e. lighting).

In order to recover a settlement in most slip and fall cases, a slip and fall attorney must prove that a dangerous condition existed, the property owner knew or should have known about the condition and that the property owner did nothing to remedy the dangerous condition.

Please contact us for a FREE CONSULTATION with an experienced slip and fall attorney – in either English or Spanish – at (800) 655-6585 or click here to submit your case for a Free Review.

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[caption id="attachment_21715" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: The San Diego Union Tribune"][/caption] Last week, we reported on a car accident in San Diego that resulted out of alleged teen street racing. In new developments, the 18-year-old driver charged with the death of the two teenagers involved in the street racing has pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter among four other charges according to reports at the San Diego Union Tribune. The news follows the earlier arrest of another 16-year-old driver that was taken into custody on similar charges. Just shortly after his arraignment, Michael Johnson, the 18-year-old driver of a Volvo S40, said, according to his attorney, that he is not the responsible party in the tragic San Diego accident fatalities that occurred April 4. Accident reports indicate that Johnson was returning from a spring break beach party in La Jolla when he was allegedly involved in a street racing contest with another teen driver – the unidentified 16-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat whose name has not been released since he is a minor. According to Deputy District Attorney Kristen Spieler, the two vehicles were zigzagging across lanes at speeds reaching up to a staggering 100 m.p.h. The 16-year-old driver in the Passat lost control over the vehicle, causing the car to flip over several times across multiple lanes of the road. Two passengers, Anthony Foreman, 18, and Jayli Campbell, 16, were thrown from the Passat and died at the scene of the accident. Two passengers survived the crash. Charlotte McQuillen, survived the accident although she suffered serious injury as a result of the collision including reports that say the teen will have to recover from traumatic brain injury. Anthoney Taylor, 16, also survived the crash although his injuries are unclear at this time. Johnson did not flee the scene of the accident according to police reports and cooperated with authorities once officers assessed the scene of the collision. The teen has no prior criminal record, although authorities say his vehicle was found containing a small amount of marijuana. Johnson is being charged with intoxicated driving, although his lawyer says there were no field sobriety tests to confirm the teen’s alleged intoxication. Teen driving: reminders for concerned parents Last week, we blogged on actions parents can take to prevent teen car accidents. Tips include:

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Enforcing the rules. Every teen driver needs to know that rules are there for a purpose, and when they are broken, consequences will follow.
Have a DUI backup plan. As most parents can attest, there are many instances when teen drivers run into problems that supersede their know-how and maturity. Drinking is one of those problems. In cases of emergency, your teen should have an open-door policy where they feel safe to call you when they need help – such in the case of drunk driving or driving while intoxicated.

About the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC The Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC are specialists in car accident injury. Every personal injury attorney in our San Diego office works hard to seek maximum recovery for every injured client. Your case is handled without any out-of-pocket costs, so do not hesitate to speak to a San Diego personal injury lawyer today for a free legal evaluation. Call us at 1-800-655-6585.