People move into nursing homes for a reason – whether they are advanced in age and/or in illness, they can no longer safely take care of themselves and anyone they may live with is simply not able to provide them with the care that they need. It is obviously not a happy day for someone …
Slip And Fall Accidents Amongst Older People – A Look At The Unfortunate Results
It’s ironic to think that when we were children, we used to fall down nearly every day. We most likely have to work hard to even remember a few of these falls because the vast majority of them were almost immediately forgotten as we got right back up and went about our business. As we …
10 Little-known Facts Regarding Slip And Fall Accidents In The United States
We have been serving clients as Las Vegas injury lawyers in slip and fall cases for 30 years. Of all of the personal injury cases that can arise, few draw more skepticism than those that relate to these types of incidents. That’s because people tend to think of the slapstick comedy routines that involve slipping …
5 Facts Regarding The Costs Of Falls For Older Americans
Slip and fall accidents are a serious public health and safety problem in the United States, and they have been for generations. People of all ages can slip, fall and suffer severe injuries or worse at any given time and in any given place, but these falls are particularly troublesome for older Americans. That’s because …
5 Surprising Facts Regarding Where Slip And Fall Accidents Occur
Thousands of people are killed in slip and fall accidents across the United States every year. Most people would guess a number that is much lower than that, but the fact of the matter is that according to the federal government, more than 50 people are killed every day in these types of incidents. This number is …
Fall Injuries Affect Children More Than Any Other Age Group
When we think of injuries that are sustained when people slip and fall, we tend to think of older people who wind up in the hospital as a result of these incidents. However, given the high number of slip and fall injuries that occur in the United States every year, this public safety problem affects …
Slip And Fall Accidents In Nursing Homes – An Overlooked Problem
If you are like many people across the United States who has had to convince an older loved one to move into an assisted living center after a fall, you understand how difficult this conversation or this prolonged process can be for anyone. Persuading someone to give up his or her daily freedom that many …
The Standards That Apply To Property Owners In Slip And Fall Cases
Tens of thousands of people are killed across the United States every year by injuries that they suffer in falls. While some of these people have this happen to them in their own homes, many others suffer this terrible fate while on the property of someone else. People who are injured in slip and fall …
A Question of Status – How Your Legal Status Can Affect Your Rights on Other People’s Property
We enter onto the property of other people nearly every day, and most of us do not think about it when we do so. That’s because we tend to only enter the property of someone else when we’re invited or when we’re expected to do so, such as when we go shopping or out to …