Injured At A Hotel Booked On Its Website

Thanks to the World Wide Web and the ease of booking accommodations via the hotel’s website, many people never speak to a person when making a reservation. The process is fast and easy using the online booking provided by most hotel chains, from Hilton and Marriot to Best Western and all the smaller chains. More critically, you can book your hotel reservation any time of the day or night. So, there is never any stress about forgetting to call customer service during certain hours of operation or on a weekday.

However, many hotel guests want to know if their online booking provides them the same features, safety, and security as they would have if they called the hotel to speak to someone when booking accommodations. The answer to this vital question is that your online booking carries the same obligation of a safe and clean place to stay as if you booked in person or via a phone call to a person working at the hotel. Rest assured, if you or a loved one was injured at a hotel booked on its website, you have the same legal rights as any other guest injured while staying at the property.

To gain a better understanding of your rights as a personal injury victim, please know that the dedicated office staff at Normandie Law Firm is here to assist you 24/7. All you need to do is grab the phone and call our office to learn more about how the legal system was created to protect anyone harmed by someone else’s negligence or poor choices. In addition, we will explain the services we offer and how simple it can be to hire our firm to handle any hotel injury lawsuit so that you can be free to focus on your recovery and healing.

Finally, we hope that you will take advantage of our offer for a free consultation to meet privately with a skilled hotel injury lawyer to discuss the facts of your injury incident in more detail. Once they have all the facts, they will clearly explain the legal merit of your case and if you have reason to consider filing a hotel injury lawsuit. With this helpful and valuable information provided by a trusted professional, you can make well-informed choices about your future, file a lawsuit, and protect your financial stability from costly medical expenses and losses. But it is essential for you to also know that you are never obligated to hire Normandie Law Firm or pursue a lawsuit unless that is the choice you feel will best meet your immediate and long-term needs. Please reach out to our staff today to learn more and discuss the time limit to file your claim with the court.

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Common Hotel Safety Concerns
The large size and many amenities at most hotels mean there are abundant opportunities to encounter safety concerns if you are not focused on your surroundings and potential hazards. Of course, there are always safety guidelines to follow in areas like the swimming pool and deck, in stairways, or play spaces. But patrons need to also be aware of the common hazards in the spaces they use everyday when staying in a hotel, such as:

• Loose, damaged, or saturated floor mats at the entrance of the hotel
• Damaged or loose carpet
• Uneven, cracked, or damaged pavement in the parking lot, parking garage, or along sidewalks
• Piles of linens and laundry left in hallways by cleaning staff
• Room service trays left on the floor outside the hotel room doors
• Wet flooring in the elevators
• Artwork, lights, or signs that are hanging overhead and could be loose and ready to fall
• Overgrown or damaged landscape that could pose safety hazards
• Holes in the soil near sidewalks or in landscape areas
• Ice, water, or other drinks spilled on floors
• Water or other liquid leaking from pipes and hoses on equipment, coolers, or water fountains
• Damaged or malfunctioning plumbing fixtures flooding floors
• Damaged or loose handrails
• Damaged lighting can result in overly dark areas that could create tripping hazards or be prone to assaults or sexual assaults
• Litter on floors or steps

Hoses or electrical cords left in walkways

The most upsetting part of these issues is that all of them could easily be eliminated or corrected if the hotel staff were dedicated to protecting the safety of guests. However, with budget cuts, reduced staff, and a lack of effort by staff, these hazards continue to cause hotel guests to suffer many injury accidents each year.

Are Injury Incidents In Hotels Causing Severe Harm To Guests?
You might be shocked to learn that many of the injuries occurring in hotels across the state result in what most consider severe injuries. Victims face many financial, emotional, and physical challenges because of common hotel injuries that include:

• Fractures, broken, or shattered bones
• Damage to the connective tissue of joints of complete joint dislocations
• Severe lacerations and puncture wounds that often involve damage to internal organs and internal bleeding
• Soft tissue and nerve damage that can be permanent
• Neck, back, and spinal cord damage
• Harm to the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and delicate skin on the face
• Head injuries that range from skull fractures and serious concussions to life-altering traumatic brain injuries

If you are involved in an injury incident at a hotel you booked online, please be sure to seek a complete medical evaluation of any harm. Even if the area does not feel painful at the time of the incident, it could become more severe and increasingly difficult to correct if you wait to seek medical care after the shock diminishes and masked pain becomes more chronic. Then, please contact Normandie Law Firm to discuss the facts of the injury incident and the potential for you to file a hotel injury lawsuit to seek compensation to cover your medical expenses and other costs.

Who Is Responsible For My Hotel Injuries?
To understand when you can hold the hotel accountable for your injuries, you must first know a bit about premises liability and duty of care. Premises liability is part of the legal system that protects guests’ safety on public and private properties. It dictates the maintenance and care that must be provided by property owners and their staff to ensure guest safety. Duty of care defines the actions that must be taken by property owners and their staff if a safety issue is discovered or is reported by a guest.

It states that the staff must provide at least the same level of care as would be offered by the average prudent person facing the same or a similar issue. For example, if you see litter on the steps at your home, you immediately remove it to prevent a trip and fall injury. That is what most people would do to correct the issue and what is required under duty of care. If the staff at a hotel fail to act promptly and appropriately to correct a safety issue, they can be deemed negligent in their duty of care. In addition, if that negligence is later found to have caused or contributed to the injuries of a patron, the hotel can be held responsible for the losses and expenses incurred by the victim due to their injuries. Please reach out to Normandie Law Firm if you feel that staff negligence could have been a factor in your hotel injury and give you the right to seek compensation via a hotel injury lawsuit.

What Is The Average Value Of A Hotel Injury Lawsuit?
As a personal injury victim, it is crucial for you to understand how compensation for a personal injury lawsuit is determined. Many people are misinformed and think that there are predetermined compensation amounts awarded for certain kinds of injuries. However, that is not true. Instead, each case is carefully evaluated, and the compensation amount is determined by compiling all of the victim’s allowable expenses.

Working closely with your Normandie Law Firm hotel injury lawyer, you will compile your allowable expenses, which will typically include but are not always strictly limited to:

• All current and estimated future medical costs related to the treatment and rehabilitation of the injuries sustained in the hotel
• Your lost income if the injuries suffered in the incident at the hotel prevent you from working at your regular job until you are fully recovered or if you miss work to attend medical care appointments related to those injuries
• All legal costs related to the hotel injury lawsuit

How Long Do I Have To File An Injury Lawsuit?
Personal injury victims are given two years from the date of their injuries to file a claim with the court. If the case is not filed in that time, the victim loses the right to seek compensation for losses caused by that incident. Please contact Normandie Law Firm today to discuss the time remaining to file your hotel injury lawsuit.

No Out-of-Pocket Legal Fees
When you hire Normandie Law Firm to handle your hotel injury lawsuit, we never ask for any upfront legal fees. Instead, we only get paid after the case is resolved, and you have the compensation needed to cover your legal costs and other expenses. Finally, if Normandie Law Firm fails to win your hotel injury lawsuit and deliver compensation, you owe us nothing for our time and investment in preparing, filing, and litigating your case. Please reach out to our office today to discuss this viable solution to the challenges caused by a hotel injury incident.

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