Injuries are a fact of life, but that does not mean that they can never be prevented. Many types of injuries are the result of a person or business failing to take reasonable care to safeguard persons entering their premises or to ensure that something they are doing does not affect others. Following an injury, an Injury Attorney Tulsa can examine what happened and determine the legal responsibility of the person causing it and the possible remedies. The law provides that when someone is found legally responsible for injuring another, they are required to make that person whole. Further, in the case of outrageous conduct, punitive damages can be awarded.
One of the most common causes of action an Injury Attorney handles is a slip and fall. In a slip and fall, the injured person sustains injuries by falling on a wet surface or by stepping on some kind of dry item left on the floor. Despite some negative public opinion to the contrary, these falls are not always avoidable. A liquid may not be visible due to the color of the flooring or the lighting at the location. The surface could also have been polished too much or otherwise have had insufficient traction to begin with, heightening the effects of stepping on liquid. In the case of dry items, this could be something small and easily missed that should not have been on the floor if the store was properly maintained.
Auto accidents are also something routinely handled by an Injury Attorney Tulsa. Despite being called accidents, they usually occur because of the negligence of one of the drivers. When a driver fails to yield, follows to closely, or is distracted by a cell phone and injures another, they are responsible for that person’s medical expenses and damages to their vehicle.
A third type of action is work related injuries. These occur in two main ways. First, when equipment is not properly maintained due to a lack of supervision, leading an employee not responsible for maintaining it to become injured. Second, when safety equipment is not provided or its use is discouraged by way of employees being rushed to complete work. An injury lawyer will seek to obtain compensation for both medical expenses and lost work.
