Injury Award | Slip and Fall

$21,000 Evening Fall in Back Stairs

Our client was visiting his friend when they decided to go out for the evening after dark. As he was going down the outdoor back stairs of the apartment building, our client slipped on ice that had accumulated on the wooden stairs from water dripping off the roof. Our client sustained neck and back strains after falling on his back and sliding down a set of stairs. His medical treatment was primarily associated with chiropractic treatment. The insurance company denied liability and also contested the injuries. We hired an architect to view the stairs, who noted several structural deficiencies, including problem with the roof drip edge that caused water to drip down onto the handrail and splash onto the stairs, causing the icy condition. We were able to work with our client’s health care providers to significantly reduce the amount that we had to repay them in order to obtain a reasonable net tax free recovery for our client.