Utah Personal Injury Legal Questions

If it has been a week or two and you still have symptoms, go to your Dr. to see what is wrong. With no medical bills, they are not likely to offer you very much at all. Take some photos of the spot where you fell and showing the water bottles. Contact the store to see what they are willing to do and before doing anything else go to some local personal injury attorneys to see what they think. They will probably tell you that with soft tissue injuries only, the case is too small for them to handle except to maybe charge a flat fee for a settlement demand letter.... Read More

You would potentially have a case, but you would have as stronger one if you had seen a doctor immediately after the accident, perhaps in an E.R. If there was a lot of water on the floor, the store could argue that you were negligent about looking after yourself, since you should have seen the water and avoided t. This reduces your damages. It's not clear how much time has passed since the accident. If it was very recent, you may not know the extent or permanency of your injuries Apart from seeing a doctor right away, also contact an experienced personal injury lawyer. Good Luck.... Read More

If you have not gone to the doctor within a week of the accident, your case is worth garbage. If you were injured, you would have gone for treatment. At this point, you are just trying to build a case. Beside that, under Michigan law, you have the burden of proving 1) that they knew or should have known that the water was there, and 2) that you could not see it (not that you just didn't see it.)... Read More

Slip and fall cases are, by their nature, difficult. First, you must be able to prove negligence on the part of the property owner/occupant. Negligence could be defined as the failure to use REASONABLE care; the owner is not a guarantor. To do this, you must be able to prove that the owner put the slippery substance there, or that they had prior knowledge of the hazard and failed to take care of it promptly. Second, they will claim comparative fault, meaning that you had a duty to watch where you were walking, and thus are partly at fault. The result is that most lawyers are reluctant to take a slip and fall case unless there are substantial damages, and there are at least some arguments to be made on the question of fault.... Read More

You will need proof like a photo or the name of a non-friend or family witness. Even then, they will blame you for not watching. Unless you broke something, a strain sprain injury will not interest a contingency fee attorney. Too much risk and work to justify a contingency fee arrangement and an hourly fee would be a non-starter.... Read More

Since your question doesn't give any specifics as to the type of "accident", no specific advice can be given. In general, if it is a vehicle crash, then your own vehicle insurer pays all crash related medical care expenses (as long as you properly and timely notify them of the crash and submit proof of losses). If it is an on the job injury, the workers compensation insurer pays the treatment expenses (again with proper notice/proof). If it is some other type of "accident", then there may be some limited "med pay" coverage that will help with deductibles/out-of-pocket medical expenses (if you put the defendant on notice and they have available coverage and they report the loss). You'd be best to consult local counsel that regularly handles the type of claim you may have for a free consultation.... Read More

You are responsible for your medical bills. The other guy's insurance won't pay until you give them a release and you can't do that until you've completed treatment. Put your bills on your medical insurance. They will be entitled to get their money back from any settlement or verdict you get. Consider consulting an experienced injury lawyer. Good luck.... Read More

What kind of accident? I am assuming it was an auto accident, and my answer will be directed to that. Under Michigan law, you would go to your own auto and health insurance; any bills not covered by the health insurance would be paid by the auto insurance under the "coordinated benefits" type of policy. I guess that in some states, you can still sue the person that caused the accident for the medical bills. Regardless, you also can sue the person that caused the accident for your pain and suffering.... Read More