If you demonstrate that under the circumstances the premises owner owed you a duty of care and that the premises owner breached that duty of care, then you may recover monetary compensation for the injuries you suffered in your slip and fall accident.
Generally speaking, relatively minor injuries are not as compensable as serious injuries that require a significant amount of medical treatment and physical therapy. For example, a soft tissue injury that a slip and fall accident victim sustains will probably not be as compensable as a fracture, broken bone, or traumatic head injury.
In terms of economic damages, you may recover all of your out-of-pocket costs, including monetary compensation for your medical treatment, surgical procedures, injections, and other similar expenses. In addition, if you had to miss time from your work to recover from and treat for your injuries, you may file a lost wage claim as part of your case.
Furthermore, some slip and fall accident victims sustain such extensive injuries that they can’t return to their previous employment. Consequently, they may have to take a lower-paying job with reduced physical responsibilities. In that instance, the accident victim may file a claim for loss of earning capacity as part of their Duluth slip and fall case.
In addition to these economic damages, a slip and fall accident victim may recover monetary compensation in the form of non-economic damages. These types of damages include monetary compensation for pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental and emotional distress, loss of the ability to use a body part, loss of enjoyment of life resulting from injuries, and loss of spousal companionship or support resulting from the slip and fall accident.
If you have sustained one or more of these injuries in a slip and fall accident, the Duluth slip and fall accident attorneys at Brauns Law Accident Injury Lawyers, PC will do everything they can to help you obtain the compensation you deserve, by way of an out-of-court monetary settlement, alternative dispute resolution (such as mediation or arbitration), or civil jury trial, depending upon the circumstances and your specific goals.
