SLIP AND FALL INJURY 

Slip and fall accidents can be very serious and in some cases, even fatal. Some of the injuries one could sustain from injury include, muscle and soft tissue damage, a fracture or multiple fractures, ligament and muscle tears that can result in intense and prolonged unbearable pain.

There are many factors that account for slip and fall accidents, such as weather conditions and others’ negligence causing a path, road or a walkway poorly maintained, leaving a spill on the floor, cracks and debris that can result in such predicament. But often people who get injured from falls, in most cases, blame themselves: they imagine, perhaps, they could have avoided the fall if they had taken a different route to their destination or had not decided to go to their destination at all.

You do not have to blame yourself. Whichever way you inclined to take to your destination, you were right. It was not because you met your unlucky day. Therefore, you did not bring the injury to yourself. Perhaps someone else did. While people sometimes minimally contribute to their own fall, rather, in most cases, someone else’s negligence, either significantly or in larger part contributed to the injuries of others.

There is no place here in Ontario or Canada that no one is responsible for unless it is clearly marked and stated. There is a collective idea that where people are expected to be, at least that place must be kept in such a way that the possibility of injuries is set to the most minimal level, unless it is clearly posted that the place is not under any care, cautioning users to use at their own peril. However, in some cases too, there are more than one entities, individuals or even companies responsible for the upkeep of the place where the injury occurred. This can be complicated. It is upon this complexity in dealing with such cases that you must speak to a lawyer as soon as you possibly can, if the injury sustained is catastrophic in nature such as death, disfigurement or serious bodily harm. Otherwise, you could also contact any licensed paralegal in Ontario who deals with such cases, if you are in Ontario, for some legal advice. Don’t settle for less, seek the maximum compensation now. Call Oppong Wiafe Legal Firm, paralegal services, for a free 30 minutes legal advice.