Urgent Care Slip and Fall Attorneys

Urgent care centers allow people suffering from sudden but non-life-threatening medical conditions to get essential care. Urgent care facilities are typically busy at all hours of the day; there are many people going in and out of the building constantly. Unfortunately, the place in which some people expect to get care is also the place that others are harmed. Because of the constant busyness of urgent care centers, certain dangerous conditions can go unnoticed by staff.

Leaks, spilled liquids, wet floors, and many other hazards could create a slip and fall risk for people visiting urgent care – slip and fall accidents are, easily, the most common type of personal injury accident. Slip and fall accidents can potentially result in a number of injuries. Did you or a member of your family suffer a slip and fall accident on the premises of an urgent care center? If so, you might have grounds to pursue a claim for the harm resulting from the incident.

Are you interested in pursuing a claim for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered in an urgent care slip and fall accident? If so, it is essential that you seek legal assistance with an expert on urgent care slip and falls as soon as possible. If you would like to discuss your claim with an urgent care slip and fall lawyer, you should contact the experts at our firm at your earliest convenience.

At Normandie Law Firm, our lawyers have many years of experience handling all sorts of claims, including slip and fall accident claims. Our experts have successfully handled slip and fall accident claims arising from incidents at different locations, including urgent care centers. Are you interested in discussing your right to sue with our experts? If so, you should contact us and request to speak with our lawyers at your earliest convenience.

The Risks Associated with Slip and Fall Accidents

Slip and fall accidents can occur virtually at any time – a number of different hazards can contribute to slip and fall accidents. What can cause a slip and fall accident at an urgent care center? Some of the hazards that could increase the risk of slip and fall accidents include the following:

• Wet floors
• Recently mopped floors
• Recently waxed floors
• Slippery surfaces
• Air conditioner leaks
• Roof/window leaks
• Spilled bodily fluids (vomit, urine, etc.)
• Spilled drinks
• Lack of warning signs
• Missing weather mats

The hazards listed above could cause unsuspecting parties to slip and fall. Unfortunately, the incident could result in a number of injuries.

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The Injuries Associated with Slip and Fall Accidents

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

• Head injuries
• Traumatic brain injuries (TBI’s)
• Neck injuries
• Back injuries
• Spinal cord injuries
• Joint injuries (including shoulder, hip, and knee injuries)
• Simple and complex fractures
• Nerve injuries
• Ligament injuries
• Muscle injuries
• Lacerations
• Sprains and strains
• Scrapes and bruises

Without a doubt, every claim is different. Incidents will result in different types of injuries. Although slip and fall accidents can often be only minor incidents with little to no injuries, they can also be severe injuries with complex – and sometimes fatal – injuries. Based on the details surrounding the incident, the urgent care center might carry liability for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered.

Understanding Liability

Who is liable for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered in an urgent care slip and fall incident? If the incident occurred on the premises of an urgent care center due to a hazard that should have been addressed by urgent care staff, the urgent care center owner might be liable for the harm that you or a member of your family experienced due to a slip and fall accident. That is, the urgent care owner could be liable based on premise liability.

Based on the concept of premise liability, property owners owe their guests a duty of care – that is, they have the duty to ensure that their entire premises (which includes areas inside and outside of the physical building, such as sidewalks and parking lots) are free of hazards that could contribute to incidents that ultimately harm guests. They must routinely inspect their premises to ensure that it is free of hazards; if any hazards arise, they must act quickly to address it to prevent an incident. Unfortunately, property owners (and their staff) often breach their duty of care to guests. They fail to identify and address the hazards present throughout their premises, resulting in incidents and harm to unsuspecting guests.

Was your slip and fall accident caused by a breached duty of care? Was your slip and fall accident a result of a hazard that should have been addressed on the premises of the urgent care center? If so, you might have grounds to pursue a premise liability claim. If you are interested in learning more about your right to file a premise liability claim against an urgent care center, contact the experts at our firm today.

What Should You Do?
If you or a member of your family suffered harm associated with a slip hazard at an urgent care facility, there are a number of things that you should do to prepare to hold the property owner accountable for the resulting harm. Consider some of the recommendations listed below:

• Take photos of your injuries
• Take photos of the hazard that caused the incident and the entire scene of the accident (before anything is moved or addressed)
• Seek medical attention immediately (call emergency services if necessary)
• Ensure that an employee acknowledges accident (preferably before you try to get up)
• File an accident report with the manager (inquire about getting the report to the owner)
• Request a copy of the report
• Gather witness contact information and testimonies
• Take note of the video surveillance cameras that might have captured the incident as well as the hazard before the incident occurred (take note of the timeframe in which the incident occurred)
• Gather all medical records associated with the harm suffered
• Gather any records related to lost wages due to the incident
• Gather records of property damage (if relevant)
• Seek the expertise of a premise liability lawyer as soon as possible

Can You Recover Compensation?

If your claim against the urgent care center is successful, you could be eligible to recover monetary compensation for the harm that you or a member of your family suffered. What could you receive? Although every claim is different, you could be eligible to recover compensation for some of the following:

• Medical bills
• Lost income
• Pain and suffering
• Property damage
• Funeral and burial costs
• Loss of consortium
• Punitive damages
• Legal fees

When you allow the slip and fall accident experts at our firm to handle your claim, you can rtust that our lawyers will evaluate your claim and provide you with all the information that you need to better understand the compensation that you could ultimately receive. Our slip and fall lawyers will aggressively fight for your right to recover the compensation which you are owed. If you are ready to discuss the compensation that you could be awarded and the potential value of your claim with the slip and fall attorneys at our firm, contact us today.

File Your Claim on Time

How long do you have to pursue your claim? All claims, including slip and fall 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; when claimants fail to file their claims within the time allowed by the statute of limitations, they could lose their right to sue.

How long do you have to file your slip and fall injury claim? In general, personal injury claims in California are subject to a two-year statute of limitations; therefore, claimants will only have two years to pursue their claims. In some cases, however, exceptions could apply – which could toll or pause the applicable deadline. To ensure that you have an in-depth understanding of the time that you have to pursue your slip and fall accident claim against the urgent care center, contact the experts at our firm today.

Contact Normandie Law Firm Today

At Normandie Law Firm, our lawyers are ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome and recover the compensation that you deserve. Our slip and fall accident lawyers are ready to help you sue the urgent care center in which your incident occurred. Regardless of the specific urgent care that you are pursuing your claim against, you can trust that our experienced lawyers will provide you with the guidance that you need to reach a successful claim outcome.

At our firm, we offer free legal services, which include free consultations as well as free second opinions. During our free legal services, our lawyers will be available to provide you with all the information that you need to pursue your claim. You can contact us without worrying about paying expensive legal fees to simply speak with our lawyers. Our slip and fall lawyers are available to you 24/7 – they are ready to answer all your questions and address all your concerns.

We offer a Zero-Fee guarantee, meaning that our clients will not be required to pay upfront legal fees. Also, our firm is based on contingency; therefore, our clients will not pay until after reaching a successful claim outcome. That is, you will not pay if you do not win.

Contact Normandie Law Firm today to learn more about your right to file your slip and fall accident claim.

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