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Columbia Slip and Fall Lawyer

Columbia Slip and Fall Lawyer
An unexpected fall can severely impact your life. Hospital visits, doctor’s appointments, physical therapy, missed work, and serious pain can suddenly upend your normal routine. You may be wondering: How can I afford the medical care I need? When your fall was caused by someone else’s negligence, the financial burden shouldn’t be yours to bear.

Injury victims may be able to seek compensation for medical bills and other expenses. A Columbia slip and fall lawyer from Thomas Law Offices has the experience you need for a successful case outcome. Our attorneys are highly competent in premises liability claims, and we’re prepared to help you get your life back in order.

What Common Hazards Cause Slip and Fall Accidents?

When it comes to fall accidents, there are a number of factors that can result in serious harm. Some of the most common include:

  • Wet floors
  • Uneven surfaces
  • Loose floorboards
  • Torn carpeting
  • Loose mats
  • Broken stairs or handrails
  • Parking lot potholes
  • Defective sidewalks

Weather conditions⁠—like snow and ice—can also result in slips and falls. If a property owner failed to maintain the premises and you slipped and fell, you may be able to hold them accountable.

You shouldn’t face risk just for being on someone’s property. No matter what type of hazard caused your fall, our attorney can look into your situation to determine if there are grounds for legal action.

Common Slip and Fall Injuries

Slip and fall accidents result in millions of trips to the emergency room every year. Physical recovery can require extensive medical care and physical therapy. While injuries vary depending on the severity of the fall, the surroundings, and a person’s health and age, some injuries are more common than others, including the following:

Soft Tissue Injuries

Sprains, strains, and tears are often painful and can take a long time to heal. They’re also not always easy to diagnose, as they don’t generally appear on imaging.

Broken Bones

Wrist, hand, arm, leg, ankle, and foot bones are most commonly broken in slip and fall cases.

Spinal Cord Injuries

Minor spinal cord injuries can require medical devices like braces for stability. The most severe injuries cause paralysis.

Traumatic Brain Injuries

In a slip and fall case, there’s always a risk for a TBI. While minor TBIs may result in concussions, the more severe injuries can have life-long or even fatal consequences.

Wrongful Death

In the most severe type of personal injury case, you may lose a loved one in a fall accident. At our law office, we help families take legal action against the responsible party.

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Should You File a Personal Injury Claim for a Slip and Fall Case?

Accident victims have a right to pursue compensation if the injury results through negligence. Our personal injury attorneys are ready to help you recover your financial losses. By filing a personal injury claim against the liable party, you can help make sure no one else is hurt in the same type of accident.

How To Prove Liability

To prove liability, your slip and fall lawyers will investigate how negligent actions or inactions caused or failed to prevent your fall and injuries. The liable party may be the property owner or another party.

Your personal injury lawyers will collect evidence like photographs or videos, witness statements, and medical records to build a strong claim. Once negligence has been proven, you can focus on what you’re owed.

What Is the Value of My Claim?

Once your lawyer has a strong case for negligence, they will need to value your claim to determine your amount of compensation. This may include:

  • Current and future medical bills
  • Lost wages
  • Property damage
  • Pain and suffering
  • Loss of enjoyment of life

No matter the extent of your losses, your trip and fall lawyer will accurately value your claim to ensure you receive the funds you need to move forward comfortably. We’ll discuss the value of your claim during your initial free consultation.

Work With a Top Columbia, Missouri Personal Injury Law Firm

If you’ve been injured in a fall on someone’s property, Thomas Law Offices can help. When you schedule a free case evaluation with our Columbia slip and fall lawyers, we’ll evaluate your situation, explain your legal rights and options, and help you determine how best to proceed based on your unique situation.

To learn more about your legal rights after personal injury, contact us today for a free consultation.

Free Case Evaluation

At Thomas Law Offices, our personal injury attorneys recognize that our potential clients are likely going through some of the most difficult times of their lives. We don't want you to have to worry about paying out of pocket for legal advice when you're just starting to learn your legal rights and options. That's why we provide free case evaluations. We'll offer our expert advice about your potential case and walk you through how we can help you.

Call us or fill out the form below to tell us about your potential case and a personal injury lawyer will get back to you as quickly as possible.

Meet Our Founder

Tad Thomas - Trial Lawyer

Tad Thomas

Managing Partner

Tad Thomas has dedicated his practice to representing plaintiffs in various types of civil litigation, including personal injury, business litigation, class actions, and multi-district litigation.

After graduating with his law degree in 2000 from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, Mr. Thomas immediately opened his own private practice and began representing injury victims.

In 2011, Thomas Law Offices was established in Louisville, Kentucky. Over the past decade, Mr. Thomas has expanded his firm and now has offices in three additional locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, Columbia, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. He is also a frequent lecturer on topics like trial skills and ethics and technology.

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