Slip & Fall Accidents

Slip accidents, trip accidents, and fall accidents can result in painful and debilitating injuries for the victims, who may end up with serious sprains, broken bones, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, head injuries, bruises and bumps, or other painful injuries. These injuries can result in financial turmoil for the victims, and may necessitate legal action to remedy. In such cases, the experienced personal injury attorneys at the Greater Boston Area firm of Altman & Altman LLP are here to help.

Our Massachusetts slip and fall attorneys have over 50 years of experience helping slip and fall injury victims from Boston and its surrounding neighborhoods obtain financial compensation from negligent parties. We know the most important step in securing compensation for our clients is to assess those at fault for the incident – either through negligent carelessness or more troubling incidents of gross negligence.

• In a supermarket, shopping mall or hotel
• In an office building, office park, lobby or building's common area
• On any surface due to unnatural ice buildup
• On an area where an object was negligently left
• On a stairwell or defective stair
• On a person's work premises
• Slip and fall accidents have different causes:
• Improper maintenance
• Inadequate lighting
• A missing step
• A damaged stair railing
• An area under construction without the proper warning signs
• A loose floorboard
• An uneven pavement
• Liquid or debris on a restaurant floor, store aisle, or inside a public bathroom

In certain cases, slip and fall cases fall under the area of premises liability law, which holds a premise owner or property manager responsible for making sure that there are no unsafe conditions on a property that could cause injury or death to a resident, visitor, worker, or patron. Our lawyers work with accident reconstruction experts who can prove that your injuries were caused by the inadequate conditions on another party’s premise. Visit our premises liability page for more information.

It is important that you contact our office soon after a slip and fall injury so that we can examine the accident site and identify any key evidence to begin establishing negligence. While a slip and fall accident may not sound as serious as other kinds of personal injury accidents, the pain, the medical expenses and recovery time can take a huge emotional and financial toll on the victim.

Our Boston-area slip and fall lawyers will examine your medical records and calculate the amount of your losses, which can include:

• Current and future medical costs
• Lost wages
• Rehabilitation expenses
• Pain and suffering, and other damages.

Altman & Altman is known throughout Massachusetts for our ability to successfully obtain substantial insurance settlements or case verdicts for our personal injury clients. We take great care to ease the burden on our clients, who should be more concerned with recovering from their injuries than fighting with insurance companies or negligent property owners. We craft tailored, individualized legal approaches to every case we take on to ensure the best possible outcomes for our clients.

To schedule your free consultation with an experienced Boston, Massachusetts slip and fall attorney at Altman & Altman LLP, call 617.492.3000, toll free at 800.481.6199 or contact us through our convenient online chat.