Minnesota Slip, Trip, and Fall Attorneys

Fractures and Broken Bones

Falls frequently result in broken wrists, arms, ankles, and hips. These injuries can require surgery, extensive rehabilitation, and may lead to chronic pain or mobility issues. For older adults, hip fractures can be particularly devastating and life-changing.

Head Trauma

When a fall causes a head impact, concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can result. These serious injuries may lead to memory problems, cognitive difficulties, or long-term neurological issues that affect every aspect of daily life.

Spinal Injuries

Falls can damage the spinal cord or vertebrae, potentially resulting in herniated discs, compression fractures, or even partial paralysis. These injuries often require extensive medical treatment and can cause chronic pain that limits work and everyday activities.

Soft Tissue Injuries

Sprains, strains, and tears to muscles, tendons, and ligaments are common in falls. While less visible than broken bones, these injuries can cause significant pain and mobility limitations that interfere with work and daily tasks.

Shoulder Dislocations

Instinctively extending an arm to break a fall often leads to shoulder injuries, including painful dislocations or rotator cuff tears that may require surgery and extensive physical therapy.

Common Causes of Slip and Fall Accidents

Understanding the most common causes of slip and fall accidents can help you protect yourself and others from injury.

Invitees

Customers, clients, and others invited for business purposes receive the highest level of protection. Owners must regularly inspect their property, promptly address known hazards, and warn about dangers they cannot immediately fix.

Licensees

Social guests and others permitted on the property for non-business purposes are owed reasonable care regarding known dangers. Owners must warn about or fix hazards they're aware of, but aren't required to actively search for problems.

Trespassers

While property owners generally owe limited duty to trespassers, they cannot set traps and may be liable for injuries to children under the "attractive nuisance" doctrine, which applies to swimming pools, construction sites, and other features attractive to children.

• Medical Expenses: From emergency care to surgeries, physical therapy, medication, and future medical needs, we fight to ensure all your healthcare costs are covered.
  

• Lost Income: When injuries keep you off work, we seek compensation for lost wages and reduced earning capacity if your injuries affect your ability to work long-term.
  

• Pain and Suffering: The physical pain and emotional distress caused by your injuries deserve recognition. We pursue compensation that acknowledges these non-economic but very real impacts.
  

• Emotional Distress: Falls can cause anxiety, depression, and fear of future falls. These psychological effects are compensable damages that we will include in your claim.
  

• Loss of Enjoyment of Life: When injuries prevent you from enjoying hobbies, sports, or family activities, you deserve compensation for this diminished quality of life.
  

Thorough Investigation

Our in-house legal investigators leave no stone unturned. We examine accident scenes, analyze maintenance records, interview witnesses, and review surveillance footage to establish exactly how your fall occurred and who bears responsibility. Our meticulous approach builds the strongest possible case for your compensation.

Meeting You Where You Are

Since 1952, we've tailored our approach to every client. Can't come to us? We'll visit you at home, in the hospital, or wherever you're recovering. We explain your rights in clear terms, helping you understand each step of the legal process.

Standing Up to Insurance Companies

Insurance companies often push quick, inadequate settlements, hoping you'll accept less than you deserve. We push back. Armed with evidence and experience, we negotiate fiercely to secure compensation that reflects your full losses, not their bottom line.

Fighting for You in Court

While most cases settle out of court, we prepare every case as if it will go to trial. Our Certified Civil Trial Specialists have a proven record of courtroom victories, ensuring negligent parties can't escape accountability.

No-Risk Representation

We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing upfront and only pay if we win your case. There is never any financial risk in seeking justice with the help of SiebenCarey.