If you slipped, tripped, or fell on someone else's property in California, the owner may be liable under premises-liability law (Civ. Code § 1714). You generally have two years to file under CCP § 335.1, or six months if a public entity is involved (Gov. Code § 911.2). No fee unless we win.
Slip-and-fall cases live and die on what you do in the first 72 hours. The condition that caused the fall is usually fixed within hours; the surveillance video is overwritten within days. These seven steps protect the case.
Get a written incident report on the spot. Ask for a copy. If they refuse, photograph the report being made and the employee taking it.
Wet spot, broken tile, missing handrail, torn carpet, ice patch, exposed wire, uneven sidewalk - get it from multiple angles with a coin or ruler for scale. The hazard is often gone by the next morning.
If there was a 'wet floor' cone, photograph its exact placement at the moment of your fall. If there wasn't one, photograph the empty area.
Other customers, employees, anyone nearby. Names matter; positions in the store matter; what they saw matters.
Hip fractures, head injuries, and back injuries often surface 24–72 hours later. An ER record from day-of is the single most credible piece of medical evidence.
The defense will sometimes argue your footwear contributed to the fall. Bagging the actual shoes preserves the rebuttal.
We send a preservation letter to the property the same day - preserve the surveillance video, the maintenance logs, and any incident report. Without that letter, the video is usually overwritten in 14–30 days.
Premises cases are built on evidence that disappears fast. A preservation letter on day one is often the difference between a strong case and a 'we'll deny we knew about it' fight.
California organizes damages into two categories. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Past results disclaimer. Prior results do not guarantee, warrant, or predict a similar outcome in your case.
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Call (888) 760-2529. A licensed California attorney calls back, usually within the hour.
Same day. We demand the property retain surveillance video, maintenance logs, the incident report, and the employee witness statements.
Investigation, expert reconstruction, demand. If the insurer won't pay fair value, we file and litigate.
Names withheld for privacy, facts preserved for transparency. Each case is unique - yours included.
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