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A slip, trip and fall accident refers to an accident that occurs when someone slips, trips and falls as a result of a dangerous or hazardous condition on someone else's property. The dangerous or hazardous condition may be caused by water, ice, snow, poor lighting, a broken or uneven sidewalk, a pothole in a roadway, a torn or rippled carpet, an oily substance or any other condition that can cause a slip and fall to happen.

A slip and fall accident can result in bruising, broken bones, a traumatic brain injury or a back injury that can cause life-long disabilities or death.

If you slip and fall and are injured on someone else's property due to a dangerous and hazardous condition, the property owner can be held legally responsible for your injuries. Fall related injuries are of great concern especially to those 65 years of age and older. Over 2 million senior citizens are treated annually for fall-related injuries and almost l million are injured seriously enough to be hospitalized. Of that number, over 16,000 will die from their injuries.

If you live in New Orleans, Louisiana or the surrounding area and you or someone you care about has been injured in a slip, trip and fall accident, please contact the New Orleans, Louisiana office of The Cochran Firm today to schedule a confidential consultation with an experienced slip, trip and fall lawyer, at no cost to you, to protect your legal rights.

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