Falls are injury law’s quiet epidemic — among the leading causes of injury death, especially for older adults, per CDC data that surprises everyone who hasn’t read it. ‘Just a fall’ precedes hip fractures that end independence and head strikes that end lives; the settings decide the claims.
- The injury patterns: hip and wrist fractures, head injuries (the fatal mechanism in many falls), and spinal trauma — with elder falls carrying the compounding-decline cascade.
- Premises settings: stores, sidewalks, stairs — claims through the notice playbook.
- Work settings: falls lead construction’s fatal four — comp plus third-party claims against everyone whose site or equipment failed.
- Care settings: assessed-risk residents falling anyway — the facility-fall analysis, with fatal cascades running to wrongful death.
Frequently Asked Questions
The fall was fatal but ‘natural causes’ is listed from the complications weeks later. Is the claim gone?
No — causation runs through the cascade the fall started, proven medically. Fall-to-decline-to-death sequences are recognized claims, especially in elder cases.
How fast do fall claims need to move?
Evidence-fast: hazards get repaired, video overwrites, and government settings add the six-month notice. Report, photograph, and consult before any of the three closes.
What does hiring you cost?
No attorney’s fee unless we recover; percentage and cost handling are in the written fee agreement. Consultations are free.
Questions about your situation? Call (215) 464-4600 or contact us online — free, confidential consultations, contingency-fee representation.