How Helen G. – Retiree & Grandmother Of 7 – Earned A $600K SETTLEMENT After Suffering Broken Bones Caused By A Trip And Fall

Helen G. – a wife, mother, and grandmother of 7 – lived an active life in her small-town home in central California. She frequently went horseback riding, enjoyed bowling with friends and family, and took her dog on long walks around the park by her home.

That active lifestyle was brought to a sudden and painful halt when she suffered a violent trip-and-fall while shopping at a chain drug store.

Silva Injury Law would later uncover that the drug store had known about the broken tile a full three years prior to Helen’s fall. In fact, an employee had issued a work order to have the tile fixed, stating that it was a trip hazard.

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However, that work order went unfulfilled, and Helen paid the price.

Because of the injuries she sustained as a result of her fall, Helen was hospitalized for over a month. Once released, she discovered that the active lifestyle she used to enjoy would require a great deal of time, effort, and pain to once again realize – if it was attainable at all.

Helen eventually determined that she needed a lawyer to advocate for her and make sure that she not only received compensation to cover her medical bills and pain and suffering but also to hold the drug store accountable for the negligence that created the conditions that caused her injuries.

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With the help of her daughter, Helen found and contacted Silva Injury Law.

Once the representation agreement was signed, we immediately got to work on Helen’s case. The first order of business was to understand what caused Helen to fall, so we began to investigate. We knew from speaking with Helen that she had tripped due to a hazard that existed on the store floor. We discovered that that hazard was a cracked tile.

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Furthermore, we discovered that the store had been aware of the crack in the tile and that an employee issued a work order three years prior to Helen’s fall requesting that the tile be fixed because it posed a trip hazard. This fact was critical for establishing the store’s liability for Helen’s injuries.

We made then made our initial demand and, unsurprisingly, the defendant countered with an amount that was simply not acceptable.

Thanks to Helen’s patience and her trust in our process, we were able to take the time required to negotiate a fair settlement that fully accounted for Helen’s medical bills and her pain and suffering. Ultimately we were able to reach a settlement agreement with the defendant before the scheduled trial date.

The settlement we achieved was for $600,000.00.