The Cochran Firm Legal Blog

Property owners are obligated by law to provide safe premises for guests, customers and renters. If the owners of properties or businesses fail in their legal obligation to keep people safe on their property, innocent people may be seriously injured or killed.

Premises liability laws hold property owners legally liable when serious injuries or deaths occur due to their negligence. A "slip and fall" accident is an example of what can happen as a result of a hazardous condition on someone else's property. A hazardous condition may be caused by pooling water, ice, snow, poor lighting, a hole or crack in the pavement, a torn carpet or oily substance left on the floor.

Slip and fall accidents account for over 16,000 wrongful deaths each year in people aged 65 or older. Almost 2,000,000 elderly people are treated annually in emergency rooms across the United States for fall-related injuries with over 1,000,000 actual admissions to hospitals for those injuries.

If you have been injured in a slip and fall accident on someone else's property, you are eligible for financial compensation for your pain and suffering, medical expenses, lost wages and other expenses incurred as a result of your fall.

If you live in the Memphis, Tennessee area and you believe a negligent property owner was responsible for your injuries suffered in a slip and fall accident, please contact The Cochran Firm today to learn how to proceed to protect your legal rights and get the financial compensation you deserve.

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