California Slip and Fall Injury Lawyer

Why Slip & Falls Happen

Common Slip & Fall Injuries

Slip and fall accidents often cause serious, long-lasting injuries. Many require surgery, physical therapy, injections, or extended time off work. Some injuries — especially in older adults — may become permanent.

Common injuries include:

• Herniated or bulging spinal discs
• Torn ligaments in the knee or shoulder
• Fractures of the wrist, hip, ankle, or pelvis
• Concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI)
• Nerve damage or chronic pain syndromes
• Severe bruising, contusions, or muscle tears
• Long-term mobility limitations

If you suffered any of these injuries — or any injury caused by unsafe property conditions — you may be entitled to compensation under California premises liability law.

What You Must Prove in a California Slip & Fall Case

To win a slip and fall case in California, we must establish four key elements:

1. The property owner owed you a duty of care.
Businesses, landlords, homeowners, and property managers must keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors, customers, and tenants.

2. A dangerous condition existed.
Examples include wet floors, poor lighting, uneven surfaces, broken handrails, or hazards that were not repaired or warned about.

3. The owner knew or should have known about the danger.
This can be proven through inspection logs, employee testimony, videos, or evidence showing the condition existed long enough that it should have been discovered.

4. The dangerous condition caused your injuries.
We connect the hazard to your medical injuries, lost earnings, pain, and long-term harm.

California law requires property owners to take reasonable steps to prevent injuries. When they fail to do so, they can be held legally responsible.

How We Prove Liability

Slip and fall cases require fast action. Evidence can be cleaned, repaired, or deleted within hours or days. Our firm moves quickly to secure the proof needed to win your case.

We gather and preserve:

• Surveillance video
Many businesses record over video within days. We send immediate preservation letters to prevent deletion.

• Witness statements
Employees and customers often saw the fall or the dangerous condition beforehand.

• Cleaning and inspection logs
These records show whether the property was inspected, how often, and whether employees ignored known hazards.

• Employee and manager testimony
Depositions often reveal inconsistent stories or lack of safety procedures.

• Incident reports
We obtain internal reports that document how your fall happened.

• Expert analysis
Experts in human factors, engineering, lighting, flooring, and safety standards help prove that the hazard was dangerous and preventable.

By building a strong evidence file quickly, we position your case for maximum settlement value or trial readiness.

What To Do After a Slip & Fall

What you do after a slip and fall can significantly affect the outcome of your case. Insurance companies look for any reason to deny responsibility, so taking the right steps is critical.

Here’s what we recommend:

• Report the incident immediately
Ask the business or property manager to create an incident report and request a copy.

• Photograph the hazard
Take clear pictures of the wet floor, spill, lighting, broken surface, or unsafe condition.

• Photograph your injuries
Bruising, swelling, bleeding, or visible trauma should be documented right away.

• Get witness names and contact information
Witnesses can confirm the hazard existed and that you did not cause your fall.

• Save the shoes and clothing you were wearing
Do not wash or throw them away — they may be important evidence.

• Seek medical attention promptly
Delays in treatment can hurt your health and your case.

• Do NOT give a recorded statement to insurance
Insurance adjusters often try to blame you or twist your words.

• Call an attorney as soon as possible
Early legal action helps preserve evidence and protect your rights.

Compensation You Can Recover

Slip and fall injuries can lead to significant medical bills, missed work, long-term pain, and life-changing limitations. If a property owner’s negligence caused your injuries, you may be entitled to recover compensation for:

• Medical bills (past and future)
Hospital visits, MRI/CT scans, surgery, injections, physical therapy, and ongoing treatment.

• Lost wages and loss of earning capacity
If your injuries prevent you from working or reduce your future ability to earn.

• Pain, suffering, and emotional distress
California law allows compensation for physical pain, mental anguish, and reduced quality of life.

• Long-term medical needs
Home health care, mobility devices, and lifetime treatment plans.

• Scarring, disfigurement, or permanent disability
If the injury caused lasting impairment.

• Out-of-pocket expenses
Medication, medical equipment, transportation, or home modifications.

Slip and fall accidents often cause more harm than people realize. We fight to ensure you receive the full compensation the law allows.

Why Choose Our Law Firm

For nearly 30 years, attorney Norman Gregory Fernandez has represented slip and fall victims throughout California. Unlike high-volume settlement mills, our firm provides direct attorney involvement, aggressive litigation, and personalized attention to every case.

Here’s what sets us apart:

• Real trial lawyer representation
Many firms never file lawsuits. We litigate cases, take depositions, and prepare every matter as if it will go to trial.

• Decades of premises liability experience
We have handled thousands of slip and fall and trip and fall cases against major retailers, property owners, and corporations.

• Rapid response investigations
We immediately send preservation letters, demand video footage, secure witness statements, and document hazardous conditions.

• We don’t let insurance blame you
Insurers often try to argue that the hazard was “open and obvious.” We use experts, evidence, and law to defeat these tactics.

• No fee unless we win
You pay nothing upfront. We only get paid if we obtain a recovery for you.

• Statewide representation
We handle cases in every county in California — from small towns to major metropolitan areas.

Our mission is simple: provide aggressive, ethical, and effective representation to injured people who deserve justice.

Cities We Serve

Get Help From a California Slip & Fall Lawyer Today

If you were injured in a slip and fall anywhere in California, do not wait to get legal help. Evidence disappears quickly, witnesses forget details, and insurance companies try to blame you.

Our firm will protect your rights, preserve evidence, and fight to get you the compensation you deserve.

Call 800-816-1529 ext. 1 for a free consultation — available 24/7.

You will speak directly with attorney Norman Gregory Fernandez, not a case manager or intake worker. No pressure, no obligation, and no fee unless we win your case.