Slip and Fall Claim Tips
Have you been injured in a slip and fall and you don’t know where to begin? Here are some slip and fall claim tips you can use to help with the start of the process.
Slip and Fall Claim Tips | Determine the Cause of the Fall
If you’ve been involved in a slip and fall in California, you need to know what it is that caused you to slip, fall and be injured. Was it a liquid or slippery substance that was on the floor? Where did it come from? How long had it been there? These are all very important questions and information that you need to know.
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Slip and Fall Claim Tips | File an Incident Report
The other thing that you need to do that is critically important is fill out an incident report. You need to be able to establish that not only were you there, but that you fell and that you were injured. That property or business needs to investigate and figure out what it was that caused the injury. If you don’t fill out an incident report, you will not have the evidence that’s required for you to meet your burden of proof, and you may not be able to receive any type of compensation. You’ve got to let that business owner know that you fell and were injured, and that they are on notice of that.
Slip and Fall Claim Tips | Medical Attention
The other thing that you need to do is get appropriate medical care and attention. Don’t wait around thinking your pain is probably going to get better. You need to go either to the ER or to a quick care or to your regular family physician and get checked out and get the appropriate treatment. You need to tell all your doctors about every injury, all the pain, and all of the complaints that you have from head to toe. If you don’t document that from the beginning, the insurance company may not take it into consideration. Make sure that you fully inform your healthcare providers of all your injuries.
If you would like to know more about these slip and fall claim tips, please call our Ventura slip and fall attorney today for a free consultation.
