Cedar Rapids Slip & Fall Lawyer
Slip and fall accidents are a fairly commonplace occurrence. A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2007 found that 56 out of every 1,000 people in the United States will experience a slip and fall accident.
While slip and fall accidents are often characterized in movies and on television as nothing more than humorous instruments of slapstick comedy, in reality, they can be incredibly dangerous. Slip and fall accidents account for thousands of serious injuries every year in the US, and in extreme cases, can cause the death of an accident victim.
Even though these accidents do happen regularly, they should not be brushed to the side if the cause of the accident can be traced back to negligent actions on the part of the property owner. Property owners responsible for causing slip and fall accidents need to provide compensation to the victims of these accidents in a timely manner.
Contact Cedar Rapids slip and fall accident attorney Pete Leehey of the Pete Leehey Law Firm, P.C. today at 877-209-9452 for the help you need to resolve your slip and fall accident case.
Proving a Slip and Fall Accident Case
It is often very difficult to prove that a slip and fall accident was caused by a property owner’s negligent actions and not error on the part of the accident victim. In order to win your slip and fall case, you will need to prove at least one of the following:
- The hazard that caused your slip and fall accident was caused by actions of the homeowner or property owner.
- The property owner had knowledge of the hazard that caused your accident but failed to do anything about it.
- A reasonable person taking care of a property would have noticed the hazard in question and would have subsequently attended to it.
Cedar Rapids slip and fall accident lawyer Pete Leehey can help you work through the difficulties of a slip and fall accident case.
Contact Us
If you or someone you know has been injured in a slip and fall accident on someone else’s property, contact Cedar Rapids slip & fall lawyer Pete Leehey today at 877-209-9452.