Protecting The Injured In Arizona For More Than 30 Years
Phoenix Premises Liability Law Blog
The dangers of bone fractures in older adults
A slip and fall accident can upend an elderly person's life, especially if it causes debilitating injuries. Age greatly complicates a slip and fall injury and makes proactive and quality medical help even more critical. Older folks who sustain an injury after a slip...
Slip-and-fall accidents in the workplace
Whether you work in a busy kitchen, an office or the construction industry, there are a number of hazards you need to look out for on a daily basis. However, it is especially important to pay attention to the risk of a slip-and-fall accident. In fact, slip-and-fall...
How can landlords prevent crime on their properties?
As part of the duty of care a landlord owes you as a tenant, your landlord should take the appropriate steps to make the property you rent reasonably secure from criminal activity. If a landlord is negligent in providing security, it could expose you to assault or...
That scented cleaning solution could be your downfall
Falls on hard surfaces can cause major injuries, especially for seniors since bones become more brittle and more easily broken over time. The fragrant floor-cleaning solutions sometimes used in hotels, retail stores and other public buildings may cause slip and fall...
How can a back injury impact your life?
Arizona residents like you who suffer from a slip and fall may also struggle with injuries in the aftermath. Some of them resolve within weeks or months. Others may take years of recovery. In some cases, you could find yourself facing a lifetime of disability, pain...
How can seniors prevent falls?
Some people believe that falling more often is simply a side effect of aging, but this does not have to be the case. Falls at any age can be extremely dangerous, but if you are over the age of 65 a simple trip could change your entire life or potentially kill you....
Falls the leading cause of traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injuries often lead to lifelong hardship. Falls cause more traumatic brain injuries than any other event or accident, and your risk of suffering a serious head injury in a fall often increases as you age. According to the Mayo Clinic, you may face a...
Cognitive deficits due to the brain injuries
This blog contains a number of different posts detailing the many dangers inherent with ground-level falls, including the tendency of such incidents resulting in brain injuries. It is easy to assume such injuries to be those resulting from catastrophic accidents that...
Why is a broken hip so dangerous for older adults?
Hip fractures affect more than 600,000 adults in the 65-and-older age group every year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency also reports that falls cause at least 95% of hip fractures in this age group. Learn why a broken hip could...
What is the ‘open and obvious’ defense?
If you are thinking of bringing a premises liability lawsuit forward, it is important to understand the most common defenses against these suits. The basics of premise liability state that every landowner has a duty to protect others from dangerous conditions present...
