Of the estimated 8.9 million people who are injured in slip and fall accidents each year, a significant number are eligible to recover compensation for their injuries. In order to be able to obtain compensation, however, slip and fall victims must be able to establish that their accident was caused by someone else’s negligence. In […]

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Slip and fall accidents can happen to anyone of any age. However, elderly adults are at a particularly high risk of slipping and falling down. The National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) reports that an individual’s risk of falling down increases every decade they are alive and statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and […]

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Slipping and falling is an almost unavoidable part of life. Fortunately, many of us are able to simply get up, dust ourselves off, and experience little more than a bump or bruise. In some cases, however, a slip and fall accident results in serious injuries requiring emergency medical treatment. In fact, the National Safety Council […]

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According to the National Safety Council (NSC), an estimated 8.9 million people visit emergency departments each year seeking treatment for injuries sustained in slip and fall accidents. A significant number of these accidents happen in commercial establishments, whether they are restaurants, grocery stores, shopping malls, or movie theaters. If these incidents are caused by the […]

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The state of Florida is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the United States and Boca Raton is a major tourist attraction within the state. Thousands of people visit Boca on an annual basis and stay in beautiful hotels and resorts around town. These hotels and resorts try to provide a great number […]

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On the morning of December 2, 2014, a passenger vehicle collided with the back of a school bus near the intersection of Promenade Drive and 18th Street in Boca Raton. Though two motorists from the car were transported to the hospital, fortunately none of the seven children on board the school bus suffered any apparent […]

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According to the National Safety Council, emergency rooms in the United States treat an estimated 8.9 million people for injuries sustained in fall accidents. Such falls include slips, trips, falls down stairs, or falls from other heights. Fall victims commonly suffer serious injuries that require substantial medical treatment, including broken bones, neck or back injuries, […]

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As summer comes to an end, children are returning to school and will once again be at risk for various types of school-related accidents and injuries. Though parents should be able to trust that teachers and other school staff will keep their children safe from harm, approximately 2.2 million children will suffer injuries at school […]

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People in the United States are involved in slips, trips, and falls every day. While many of these falls are simply due to clumsiness or inattentiveness on the fall victim’s part, other accidents are due to negligent behavior on the part of the property owner. If a business or property owner fails to keep the […]

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