time you two happy Friday right we’re about to join on Facebook live happy Friday Facebook in YouTube welcome to disclosure live Britney Austin wall I’m Heather and today I have with me i’m brian solis from I’m the personal computer legal here at the radiosity law firm today and worst is March 1st 2019 on today’s episode we are going to discuss a few news stories and then of course get into our top of the conversation which is slipping falls so but first we’ll cover a few fun things
and a couple local news stories today is national big day basically national paid day and observe there isn’t sir annually on the 1st of March China which recognizes the domesticated pig this holiday includes events and celebrations at zoo schools nursing home sporting events around the United States big big parties big parades and gatherings with pink collectibles or if you would be a permanent that we have comrade international pink day pigs are clever and intelligent animals however most people are not aware of
their high level of intelligence that’s true yeah they’re often used as household pets and basically can be trained and taught tricks I think have some friends that actually have some basically paints have been popular squared up characters for generations and basically from a piglet to beat you wet Wilbur or bites Wilbur and pigs have an endearing and flavorful quality about them sorry brainy we know things our friends they’re basically hundreds of different breeds which most of them descend from
the mob war so they also produce baking ham baby back ribs they’re kind of looking but I have a feeling for anything getting on this one pork belly and also award collectible barbecue I think but basically you can definitely observe this day by cuddling with one or reading about one you can use a hashtag national Pig day to post on social media your favorite little pets you can comment on our Facebook page if you have a pig that you’d like to share with us today is also National Read Across America day and by dr. Seuss
so pick up a book and enjoy some rating time maybe some great names and hands National Employee Appreciation Day so basically remember to be kind and appreciate your coworkers so you are our personal injury apparently that’s correct so a lot of people don’t there’s different varieties of personal injury so but basically today we’re going to discuss something false right so bright basically what time is slip and falls are they really a revelation they absolutely are legal issue if falls
under a complicated and difficult area of law that’s known as premises liability so purposes liability is the idea that if you are a guest on somebody else’s property and you were injured because of a dangerous situation the property owner or manager cause for that happen they are liable legally responsible for your injuries they conclude you know slip and fall as include tripping or falling in any kind of capacity really any injury that is caused by a dangerous situation on somebody else’s property falls under the
general what we call premises liability it definitely is the legal issue but it is it’s a it’s a tricky one to navigate hurdles in order to have as an invite to eat that doesn’t have to come with a grave invitation right any instance where the owner or the manager of the premises knows that you’re there and they want you to be there counsels invite to you so if you are in a business that’s open to the public you know that’s your an invite you’re there to do business to buy something you’re
staying office for interview something that can invite you and of course of chance if you you know if you’re invited over some his home that counts as an invite you even if that you are st. delivering something that person if you have asked someone to come to your play in the Peter residence that counts as an invitee this segment is the second sort of hurdle that you have to meet is that there have been a dangerous situation on the premises right have you been what we call it an unreasonable risk since we’re
going to premises might come with a certain amount of risk right if you could look cool there’s a certain amount of a suit dress that if you don’t know how to swim you could drown right so it has to be something that is above and beyond what should be reasonable for that location and they have to the owner the man for the premises have to have I their knowledge that that dangerous situation didn’t exist or it has to be something that they should have known so they have you have to be able to prove that’s
probably the highest hurdle to jump is that you have to be able to prove that you’re on ice or an apartment complex somebody’s private home the thing knew that there was a danger or they think didn’t they have a responsibility to know and they mortgage or so if you’re a grocery store right they have a responsibility to make sure that there aren’t spills on the floor if there’s a spill that’s been there for ages of Ages of melons that could potentially meet that standard of the fact that premises
ownership know that there was and then I can’t get them to that they have to have they have to have a happy opportunity to either warn the person we invite to you that there was a reasonable risk or even better yet have done something about it so if there was a dangerous situation on somebody else’s property but they knew or should have known about you could premises liability or often call police work involved so kind of examples it stays here the restaurant and you you know the employers basically have their
employ most folks as far as up cleaning and writings I’m saying that I was just kind of walking along and yeah you know as a paralegal I do not have a JB’s and it would depend right every case is going to be dependent on the actual facts of the situation a hypothetical situation where there’s shrimp you know some food on the floor you’re getting up to go to the bathroom you’ve stepped on it you slip and fall so one of the things that you need to be able to prove is that the restaurant knew that that
stuff was there or that they should do now so let’s say let’s say in this situation that you’re walking right behind a waiter and the shrimp follows and then you immediately step on it once and tip the ground and you slip it a fall that may not meet that standard because there was no opportunity for the premises owner to know that that dangerous situation was there and to do something about possibly now if there was a spill so he’s carrying a tray of food it falls over and then they don’t
do anything about it they don’t have someone stand next to it to warn you know guests little yellow or warning melons they don’t have anyone come and pick it up and it’s been sitting around for a while that viable premises liability case so when it comes to basically how are we able to help someone that you know so obviously the first investment they were able to help is were able to offer legal representation to to do successfully Ferry and guide you along your potential premises liability or so than fault case
in these kind of situations inevitably the owner or the manager of the premises is going to do whatever they can to distance themselves from their liability right this is a business or it could be someone it could be it could be any kind of place it could be a public park and it could be the city the professor you know what they’re going to do what they can to say that it wasn’t their fault or even better for them that it was your fault and just that we shouldn’t have to pay for any of your medical bills so how do
you know having a lawyer an attorney is an important part to to strengthen your defense right so that’s what we can offer to make sure we have attorneys here who have decades of experience practicing personal injury law they know premises liability they can use their knowledge and expertise to enforce the law these kind of situations as I know this is what the law says to get the facts and then we can put together a credible airtight defense for your premises liability the second kind of biggest thing that we can offer is
what are called letters of protection yes so when you’re involved in any kind of personal injury case whether it’s a motor vehicle accident or slip and fall what do you think else one of the biggest difficulties that our clients lawsuits so what are you supposed to do if you’re gonna dance when you’re injured you need medical attention and you have difficulty paying for it that’s where we as a law firm come in we can offer what are called letters of protection quick answer the call
it’s an agreement that we make with medical providers to allow you to treat upfront without having to pay anything because we have agreed to make sure that they can get paid out of whatever settlement is reached or damages may be awarded at trial so you can treat they miss Hall billing until we have closed out your case at which point if there’s a settlement that we can pay them out of that settlement so it allows you to treat and not have to pay upfront which is an advantage yeah well people day today that’s one of
the one things is that they they have insurance but then the worst you know segregation and different things are going to get into that element so yeah right firms offer protection right I mean so you know if your insurance pays they may you know say that you owe the money back you know there are all kinds of difficulties and unforeseeable circumstances that can come up when you have these kind of accidents so I can say have an attorney it’s always beneficial with personal injury we bill that’s the other great thing is that you
also don’t pay for our services upfront either right if you were paying us out of whatever sudden that comes so you can get rid of representation you can get medical treatment and not have to pay so and can you kind of and we touch base a little bit about the process and I know as the senior paralegals for the firm went out with handles so much as virtual injury sign but I can get the calls from the clients better than as to you know all my process is taking so long you know they promise this and you know it’s been
two weeks why don’t I have a check can you touch bases on the process yeah you know that’s one of the trickier parts of the you know this whole process is it’s impossible how long in the heat particular case is going to take at the beginning there are all kinds of variables that go in to how long a case tanks from your very first meeting with the attorney to going to pick up your check and close out of your file one of the the first and one of the biggest returning factors and how long is to
take there’s not a lot that really happens while you are still treating your settlement it’s going to be you know seven ago she Asian we’re going to be based so if you’re an event except we’re going to initiate any case for you our damages are you know ninety percent of them in a lot of cases they’re going to be based on what your medical bills were we can’t know what their medical bills are and actually we want to make sure that if you’re you know if you’re treating that the full cost of your
treatment is cover not halfway so while clients are still treated you know if it’s really short treatment great but we can move on to the next step you know people may have extended treatment they may have procedures that are going to cost and how long my case takes from beginning to end the second is just that every every case is different every client is different every insurance difference every provider is different and there’s no guarantee how responsive over those people a twenty some medical
providers are really great at answering our request for documents and bills right away others especially if you’re not treating through a letter protection provider they’ve made more requests or they may get lost in the shuffle if you’re having to deal with Medicare Medicaid there is a bureaucracy that goes into requesting documents so you know the responsiveness of medical providers to our requests the responsiveness insurance adjusters in the negotiation process and you know I need some types of the responsiveness of
clients you know it’s an oh it’s important that if you have a legal case you know to take an active role it is I’ve thrown is your case we’re here to guide to advise to facilitate [Music] [Music] client agrees to the sign and then the biggest leader probably the second biggest thing when it comes to how long the kids tanks is treatment increased and what kind of tips more basis on it but kind of real it after treatment basically it’s the demand where we start negotiations right spree
let’s before about you know litigation is actually filed in the court system and then of course if we get to Pilate then we have the court refused so then you have discovery and then you get deviation so but average you know we tried to span two years you know I always kind of say realistic expectations you let’s do this race you know there’s there’s no way yeah you know that clock really starts over once he finds because then at that point we’re operating on the court system and
everyone knows sports a backlog judges no benches to empty you know for Peters reasons for all kinds of cases their docket goes way way way back so if we file the case today you know we may be looking at an initial trial date not this year they even the next year 2021 so the litigation process it kind of ins what it is sometimes but yeah I think you know two to three years if includes litigation is a reasonable expectation for what could potentially be looking at which again is a benefit for having an
attorney exactly if you had imagine having to wait and then treat right having that letter protection be able to take care of take care of your baby just some quick tips kind of regarding and you know if you slip in ball you know I always say as far as pictures documentation of your medical records and I’m a firm believer and I still have books for different things and because of course what we’re talking about two to three years scope you forget things yeah that are that are important so I always say kind of keep a
notebook as to any information when doctors you treated at and your mileage your prescriptions your there there’s so much stuff that you are easily to forget and you can always have that to kind of go back but but definitely I we always say kind of when in doubt you know our firm specifically does offer free consultation so and if you ever you know fall or have any type of personal injury definitely contact an attorney and then that way we can investigate see if you have a claim and then we can kind of
assist as workers from there so yeah you’ve covered a lot of your those in your family you know your stuff uncovered a lot of the parts of what you should do if you have ice you slipped on water maybe you’ve tripped on piece of sidewalk or stair cases obviously the first thing that you need to do is make sure that your health is taken care of if you’re injured call paramedic if you’re at a business location you know call for help your house always has to be remember right away the second thing to do is to
make sure that you notify the owner or manager of the parentheses that that an accident has happened that’s an important step if you’re in a business you know you’re gonna say you’re you’re at some sort of store make sure that you talk to a manager if you’re in an apartment complex you know make sure you talk to the management there if you’re at Sonny’s house make sure no something has happened but it’s important to be careful what you say make sure that you get if you possible get something in
writing some sort of an incident report you know saying that you know this happened keep to the facts though document document document take pictures if you can I’m the shoes the clothes that you’re wearing keep those make sure that you take the time to write down everything that happened and then come to me if I talk to a lawyer to find out if you have a case which I know that was a lot of information and stuff and we definitely especially personal injury and we do basically that’s all the time we have
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