Re-bar Trip and Fall Attorneys

Re-bar (or reinforcing bar) is used in or masonry (stone) structures to essentially reinforce the structure. Re-bar is common in construction sites, as it is an essential aspect to the integrity of the structures being built at these sites. However, re-bar can represent a significant risk to people – both during construction and after construction has been completed.

More specifically, exposed rebar can represent a significant trip and fall hazard. Did you or a member of your family suffer a trip and fall accident associated with exposed re-bar? If so, you might have grounds to pursue a personal injury claim. Depending on the details surrounding the incident, you might be eligible to pursue a trip and fall accident claim against the contractor or the property owner (depending on whether the incident occurred during construction or at a later time).

If you are interested in learning more about your right to sue after experiencing a re-bar trip and fall accident, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience. You can trust the trip and fall lawyers at Normandie Law Firm to evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to successfully pursue your claim.

Normandie Law Firm is a personal injury law firm with many years of experience handling all sorts of accident claims, including but not limited to trip and fall accident claims. Our trip and fall lawyers have successfully represented countless victims in the past and helped them recover the compensation that they are owed. Are you interested in discussing your claim with the experts at our firm? If so, contact us today.

The Risks Associated with Exposed Re-bar

Whenever re-bar is exposed, it is very likely that unsuspecting individuals can trip and fall, resulting in a number of injuries. In active construction sites, exposed re-bar is common; however, the contractor must ensure that there are the necessary warnings near the hazard to lessen the risk of incidents. However, long after construction has ended, it is possible for concrete to break off and expose rebar. This is common in sidewalks and parking lots, for instance. Regardless of the location of the exposed re-bar, unsuspecting individuals can trip and fall and suffer a number of injuries.

Some of the injuries that are often associated with trip and fall accidents include the following:

• Head injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Neck injuries
• Back injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Fractures
• Sprains and strains
• Lacerations
• Dislocations
• Nerve injuries
• Ligament injuries
• Muscle injuries
• Scrapes and bruises

In some cases, the injuries sustained during trip and fall accidents can be fatal. Injuries can also lead to life-long damage. Regardless of the specific harm that you or a member of your family suffered associated with a trip and fall accident, you might have grounds to sue. You should seek legal assistance immediately.

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Your Right to Sue

Do you have the right to sue if you or a member of your family suffered a trip and fall accident associated with exposed re-bar? Based on the details surrounding the incident and the harm suffered, you might have the right to sue.

For instance, if the incident occurred at a construction side and you or your family member was rightfully on the site (he or she was a worker on site, for instance), you might have a right to sue the contractor. This is because the contractor has a duty to ensure that the construction site is reasonably safe; the contractor also has a duty to warn of any dangerous conditions. Therefore, if a contractor breaches their duty of care, they could be liable (and sued) for the harm that innocent parties suffered.

What if the incident occurred on the premises of a property that is not under construction? If the incident occurred at a parking lot, parking structure, sidewalk, the property owner could be liable for the trip and fall accident that you or a member of your family experienced. This is because all property owners owe their guests a duty to keep their premises safe. With time, the concrete that once covered re-bar can break off leaving exposed re-bar. If a property owner fails to address the hazard, he or she could be liable of any harm resulting from a trip and fall incident.

If you are interested in learning more about your right to sue after a re-bar trip and fall incident, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience. Our lawyers will evaluate your claim and provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome.

What Should You Do?

If you or a member of your family suffered harm after a trip and fall accident, you should do a number of things to ensure that you could eventually pursue a claim for the harm resulting from the incident. What should you do? Consider some of the recommendations listed below:

• Take photos of your injuries
• Take photos of the scene of the incident (including of the exposed re-bar)
• Seek medical attention as soon as possible
• Contact the property owner (or the contractor) immediately to report the incident – ensure that you make a written report
• Do not agree to any offers made by the property owner (offers of compensation, etc.)
• Gather all relevant medical records
• Gather all relevant records of lost earnings
• Gather all relevant records of property damage (if applicable)
• Seek legal assistance as soon as possible

You Could Be Eligible to Recover Compensation

Could you receive compensation for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered in a re-bar trip and fall accident? Based on the details surrounding the incident claim, you could be eligible to recover compensation. What could you receive? Although every claim is different, you could be eligible to recover compensation for some of the following:

• Medical expenses
• Lost earnings
• Pain and suffering
• Loss of consortium
• Funeral and burial costs
• Punitive damages
• Legal expenses

Would you like to learn more about the type and amount of compensation that you could be eligible to receive if your claim is successful? If so, do not hesitate to seek legal assistance with the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience. Our lawyers are ready to aggressively fight for your right to be compensated for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered. You can trust that our lawyers will not rest until you recover the maximum amount of compensation available for your claim.

How Long Do You Have to Sue?

Personal injury claims, including trip and fall injury claims, are subject to a statute of limitations. A statute of limitations determines the total length of time that claimants have to pursue their claims; if claimants fail to file their claims within the time allowed by the statute of limitations, they could lose their right to sue. What deadline applies to your claim? In California, trip and fall claims are normally subject to a two-year statute of limitations. This means that claimants only have two-years to pursue a claim. What if the incident occurred on government property? In that case, you would only have six months to file a claim with the government entity. If you fail to file your claim on time, you can lose your right to sue entirely. Therefore, you should seek legal assistance as soon as possible to learn more about the total length of time that you have to file your claim.

Contact Normandie Law Firm Today

Re-bar trip and fall accidents are, unfortunately, very common. If you or a member of your family suffered harm after experiencing a trip and fall accident, you can trust the experts at our firm to provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome. At Normandie Law Firm, our trip and fall injury attorneys are ready to evaluate your claim and aggressively fight for your right to sue the party or entity liable for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered. Would you like to discuss your claim with the experts at our firm? If so, contact us today.

At our firm, we are dedicated to remaining accessible to all affected victims. Therefore, our firm offers free legal services. More specifically, our firm offers free consultations and free second opinions. During our free consultations and free second opinions, our lawyers will answer all your questions, address all your concerns, and provide you with the information that you need to successfully sue for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered after a re-bar trip and fall accident. Are you interested in benefiting from our free legal services? If so, contact us today and request to speak with our experts as soon as possible.

We offer a Zero-Fee guarantee, meaning that our clients will not have to worry about upfront legal fees for any of our legal services. In addition, our firm is based on contingency; therefore, our clients will only be responsible for paying legal expenses until after reaching a successful claim outcome. If you do not win, you will not be responsible for paying anything whatsoever.

If you are interested in discussing your claim with the experts at our firm, do not hesitate to contact us at your earliest convenience.

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