Fall accidents are among the most common causes of serious injury and are in the top three most common causes of spinal cord injuries.  Slip and fall cases and trip and fall cases may appear similar, but the mechanics are different.  A slip occurs when someone’s foot or feet loses necessary friction with the floor surface, causing the person most commonly to fall backwards, which can often result in traumatic brain injuries and spine injuries.  A trip occurs when someone’s foot meets an unlevel floor surface, causing them to lose their balance and fall forward in most cases.  This commonly results in head trauma and lower back injuries.

Property owners have a responsibility to maintain safe conditions, yet hazardous walkways, wet floors, and poor lighting often lead to preventable injuries.  Whether the injury occurred at a business, apartment complex, or public property, we work to prove negligence and the full scope of our clients’ harms and losses.  We fight for a maximum recovery for every client, including compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, physical impairment, pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of household services, and other harms and losses.  McAlpine Law Firm is committed to fighting for maximum compensation not only for the effects of these injuries on the victims to date, but also for the future impacts that these injuries will continue to have on the victims and their families.