Supermarket cases typically involve slips, trips and falls. Probably the most common is the slip and fall on a condition in the produce department. The produce department is where a lot of people seem to sample the goods. You may find cherry pits, apricot pits, banana...
Memory loss after a slip-and-fall accident
When people fall down, the consequences of the accident vary from one incident to the next. Some result in serious physical injuries, such as a broken bone or back problems. Others, however, bring on challenges that are less evident (at least from the outside). For...
How to shield yourself from injury in a fall
While safety measures can prevent many falls, sometimes, this type of incident occurs despite our best efforts. For example, you may slip on a wet supermarket floor, trip on a broken sidewalk or miss your footing on an icy step. If you find yourself falling, you may...
Keep watch for these delayed brain injury symptoms
Perhaps you fell and hit your head, but after a moment, the dizziness and pain faded a bit, and you got up and went about your day. This is a common reaction to a head trauma. However, the brain is a delicate organ, and it could have sustained damage that is more...
Slip and fall statistics
As people go about their daily lives in the Phoenix area, they are heading to work, stopping at the grocery store and meeting with friends for lunch. They are not thinking about the unsafe conditions that may be present just below their feet. However, slipping and...
Financial costs of a slip and fall case
Recuperating after a fall is about more than just healing your body. The prognosis may be good and the injury will heal without problems, but there are other difficulties you may face. The emotional burden of recovery combined with the loss of pay from missed work and...
Fat emboli and FES
If you fracture one of the long bones of your lower body due to a slip-and-fall or another type of accident, you could be at risk of developing a fat embolism. The long bones in question include those of your hip, thigh and shin. In some circumstances, a piece of fat,...
Slipping on an icy surface
Many people think that icy roads and sidewalks are not much of a concern in Arizona. However, certain parts of the state experience these dangerous conditions. For example, someone may be spending the weekend at a ski resort and they may become seriously hurt after...
Have you injured your knee after a fall?
Are you a resident of Arizona who has suffered from a slip and fall accident recently? While most people talk about the negative impact of a fall on your hips, back, neck and head, you should also be careful if you ended up hitting your knee during the fall. Knee...
Has your slip-and-fall injury left you unable to work?
While there may be no doubt as to which Phoenix property owner is responsible for your recent slip-and-fall injury, one uncertainty is how you can provide for yourself while taking off from work to recover. Bill collectors may give you a break only for so long before...