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Slip & Fall Accident Attorney in Columbia, South Carolina
Every year in the U.S., slip-and-fall accidents cause millions of injuries, resulting in significant medical costs and other accident-related damages. Falls can cause fractures, sprains and strains even head, neck and spine injuries caused by the body’s impact with a hard floor or other surface. While some of your medical costs may be covered by your own insurance, many slip-and-fall accidents result in costs far exceeding any personal hospitalization insurance coverage limits. And what if you don’t have insurance?
The first step in establishing a successful slip-and-fall case is in determining that the accident was caused by the negligence of the property owner. Typically, that involves a comprehensive investigation of the accident scene and surrounding details, including photographs, witness testimony and, sometimes, an independent investigator. To ensure the most accurate testimony from witnesses and to promote a thorough investigation, it’s critical to work with an attorney as soon as possible following the accident so the case can move forward and you can be compensated as quickly as possible. Having attorney representation from the beginning also helps ensure your medical costs will be covered, even if you don’t have health insurance of your own. We can write a letter of protection so doctors know your costs will be paid from any settlement you receive.
At Best & Flatt, P.A., we’ve been helping personal injury victims get the compensation they need for slip-and-fall accidents and other personal injury accidents for more than two decades. If you’ve been injured in a slip-and-fall accident due to someone else’s negligence, call us right away at 803-252-1800 and learn how we can help.
Verdicts & Settlements
$300,000
Car Versus Horse Accident
Our client ran into a horse which got loose from adjoining property. Our claim was that the horse owner was negligent in failing to keep the horse confined, including improper fencing. Client sustained significant injuries to the spine. A settlement of $300,000 plus future payments of $2,000/month for lifetime was achieved.
$3.2 Million
Premises Liability/Wrongful Death
A man was killed due to a hazardous condition created by a major corporation and supplier. He left behind two adult children. The case was resolved at mediation for $3.2 million.
$300,000
Workers Compensation
Our client had a head injury following a concussion at work. She had some orthopedic complaints as well. An IME procured by defense counsel indicated she had a very limited impairment and was fully able to work. We were able to obtain a statement from the primary treating physician indicating that she was totally and permanently disabled due to organic brain injury. Recovery after mediation was $300,000.
$1 Million
Car Accidents
Our two clients, a husband and wife, were hit by a drunk driver. Both of them spent weeks in the hospital with multiple surgeries. The at-fault driver had fairly low coverage, but the clients had good under insured motorist coverage. Total recovery was $1 million, which was the combined policy limits.
$500,000
Dram Shop/Wrongful Death
Two minors procured alcohol from a package store and became intoxicated. Later that evening they ran off the road and were killed in a one-car accident. Suit was filed and extensive discovery conducted. Major issues of comparative negligence were raised. The case settled prior to trial for $500,000.
$600,000
Insurance/Personal Injuries
A man was seriously injured while driving a work truck. At issue was how many policies of under insured motorist coverage he could stack, or accumulate. They were business policies, and he owned the business. The insurer took the position that the business was the insured, not the man, and that he could not stack policies. Case settled while in litigation in federal court for $600,000.
$550,000
Dram Shop/Wrongful Death
Our clients sister was killed after a night of drinking at a local establishment when the driver she was riding with, while intoxicated, crashed into another car. Major issues of comparative negligence were raised. Sum total of recovery between car insurance and tavern liability (dram shop) was $550,000.
$500,000
Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death
A man presented to his family physician with various symptoms and test results indicating cardiac disease. He was let go with no substantial treatment. Shortly afterward he died of a heart attack. Case was settled with the insurance company for the practice group in the amount of $500,000.
$495,000
Slip & Fall/Brain Injury
Our client slipped and fell on a foreign substance in a local grocery store. It was alleged that the grocer either caused or had notice of the substance, and that our client sustained permanent brain injury following a concussion. A lawsuit was filed, and voluminous discovery was conducted, including multiple depositions of medical providers and fact witnesses. The defense denied being at fault and denied the extent of the injuries. The case settled at mediation for $495,000.
$200,000
Workers Compensation
Our client had a herniated disk following a work-related injury. He had fusion surgery by a neurosurgeon. Our contention was that he was permanently and totally disabled. Recovery was $200,000.
Any result we may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.