Those are serious injuries and there is no reason for you not to contact an attorney. Slip and fall cases are difficult and disfavored in the law. Your question cannot be answered without a lot more information: how the fall occurred, what the hazard was, who created it, how long it was present before you fell, were there any witnesses, what shoes you were wearing, did you go there before or was this your first time.... as for damages, what are your medical expenses? loss of earnings? alternation of your life? activities you can no longer partake in? other expenses? the length of treatment/recovery? These are just some of the question that factor into the value of a case. There is no magical formula that a broken rib = x dollars. But most injuries do not involve broken bones, but instead soft tissue injuries. Broken bones are more tangible for insurance companies because you are obviously not faking a broken bone. But every civil case has two components: (1) liability and (2) damages. You clearly have the latter, but without more information on liability, no attorney can provide the advice you are looking for. I recommend you speak to several personal injury attorneys for a free consultation in your area that have handled slip and fall cases in the past.
Answered on Oct 26th, 2012 at 12:42 AM