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The most common injury behind most Kent, Washington personal injury lawsuits are slip-and-fall injuries. These occur usually at the negligence of another person from failing to keep an area clean and free of debris or slippery substances. The most common causes of slip-and-fall cases are snow and ice, and failure to properly clean wet floors – both completely preventable. Injuries caused by slip-and-fall accidents are often listed individually when determining compensation in a personal injury lawsuit or insurance settlement.
Recovering compensation for a slip and fall accident can be a daunting task. It is vital you hire an experienced attorney who knows what it takes to develop a solid case. In order to be financially compensated, you must prove the at fault individual, company or party was indeed at fault for the injuries you sustained.
If you think you have a Slip and Fall injury claim against an individual or business you are welcome to contact our Kent Slip and Fall Injury lawyers for a free consultation at a time and place of your convenience.
A recent study on high school athletes indentifies the rate of severe injuries by sport, gender and injury area, and underscores the need for injury prevention.
“Other studies have shown injury rates by sport; however; very few studies have highlighted the severity of injuries per sport,” Dawn Comstock, PhD, a study author and assistant professor at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said in an American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) press release.
The study appears in the September issue of the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
At our firm we deal with adolescent injuries often. If your child has been injured at school you may or may not have a case. Often times, a waiver of liability is signed preventing a settlement. Other times a settlement is still possible even with the waiver of liability. If your child has been injured in Washington we welcome you to contact our Kent accident attorneys for a free consultation at a time and place of your convenience.
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