Premises Liability/"Slip and Fall" Cases

For more than thirty years, Janssen, Malloy, Needham, Morrison, Reinholtsen, Crowley & Griego, LLP has been protecting persons in our community injured by slips, trips and falls caused by negligently maintained premises.  Unlike law firms who have limited themselves to only plaintiffs or defense work, we train our attorneys to be able to prosecute and defend slip and fall cases to maintain perspective and flexibility in our approach.  By learning how property owners and insurance companies defend slip and fall and premises liability cases, we know how to avoid common mistakes that plaintiffs' lawyers make in bringing slip and fall cases and can provide you with a better level of representation because of our experience. 

All property owners, including individuals, businesses, and the government, have a duty to keep their premises safe and free from dangerous conditions. This duty applies to multiple locations, including sidewalks, store aisles and parking lots, roadways and other locations.  If the property owners do not keep their premises clear of dangers, and serious injuries result, you have a right to recover for your injuries.

The Personal Injury Lawyers of the Janssen Law Firm help people in Humboldt County and the North Coast with premises liability cases from slip, trip and fall accidents involving:

  • Dangerous parking lots, with uneven surfaces or potholes
  • Stairways with defects on the surface or lack of adequate rails
  • Slippery floor ways or blocked aisles
  • Tree roots
  • Inadequate lighting
  • Defective decks or railways 

Government Property

If you are injured on government property, you must file a claim within six months of the date of your injury.  It is important that you do not wait until the last minute before contacting the Eureka Personal Injury Attorneys because we may need to conduct an investigation prior to filing the claim on your behalf.  Indeed, it is oftentimes critical that you contact an attorney that can preserve the evidence immediately after your accident.  The Janssen Law Firm is the most experienced law firm in Humboldt County in this area of the law. 

Some examples of our success include the following:

  1. Settlement of approximately $2,000,000 for senior citizen who fell in Eureka business and fractured her pelvis, which led to her death soon thereafter.   
  2. Large Confidential Settlement against the City of Eureka for failing to properly mark steep step leading to fall and fractured wrist, leading to post traumatic arthritis. 
  3. $240,000 settlement for a client who suffered injuries in a slip and fall accident in a local Eureka parking lot with an uneven surface near a disabled parking space with poor lighting. 

Our lawyers will seek full compensation for all damages and losses, including immediate and future medical care, rehabilitation, lost wages, and lost future earning potential. We conduct a thorough investigation with lighting and engineering experts to help us systematically prepare your case for trial. 

Our attorneys have the experience and the resources to successfully represent plaintiffs injured on unsafe property in Eureka, Arcata, and throughout Humboldt County and the North Coast of California. 

For more information about slip and fall accidents and premises liability, contact us for a free consultation. 

We understand the difficulties you face after suffering a serious injury and therefore evening and weekend appointments are available as well as in home or hospital visits.