Have you been injured in an accident that was not your fault? Some accidents can happen in the most unlikely places, like hotels. All it takes is an uneven or slippery floor or an electrical fault. Can you prove that the accident was caused by negligence on the part of hotel staff?
If you can, you may be able to recover the cost of medical expenses, lost earnings and possibly an amount to compensate for the pain and emotional suffering endured as a result of the injuries. Compensation is neither automatic nor straightforward and it makes sense to contact an experienced personal injury attorney to discuss your legal options.
Slip and Fall Injuries Hazards in a Hotel
A hotel may seem an unlikely place to have an accident and in fact accidents are not common in well managed hotels. When hotel managers and hotel employees fail to maintain strict safety standards it is inevitable that there will be an accident at some point.
It takes constant monitoring of hotel facilities to ensure that accidents don’t happen unexpectedly. The most common accidents that happen in places like hotels are slip and fall and trip and fall accidents where the unfortunate hotel guest slips over on a slippery floor or trips over some kind of hazard on the floor. It is the unexpected nature of the fall that can lead to some nasty injuries.
Good hotel management should ensure that hazards are removed as soon as they are discovered or at least some kind of warning notice posted to alert guests that there is a danger that they could slip or trip over.
Typical hazards in hotels include recently cleaned and wet floors, loose floorboards or other floor surfaces, torn carpets n stairs and faulty elevator functioning. Guests may trip over if they are forced to use an area of the hotel that is dimly lit or where lighting doesn’t exist or has failed.
It Makes Sense Obtaining Legal Help From an Experienced Attorney Before Filing a Claim
Compensation payments for injuries that were caused by negligence on the part of someone in the hotel you were staying are unlikely to be forthcoming without effort on your part. Insurers, especially, are reluctant to admit liability and make payments in compensation.
You may find that you are blamed for your own injuries or even that they were pre-existing. It makes sense to obtain legal help from an experienced personal injury attorney before submitting a claim against the hotel or any of its staff.
*Disclaimer: The content of this article serves only to provide information and should not be construed as legal advice. If you file a claim against Renaissance Hotels, or any other party, you may not be entitled to any compensation.
