The first thing to note is that just because a fall is not the injured person’s fault does not mean it has to be someone else’s fault. To win a case, the injured person must prove that the accident is the fault of the person or entity that they are suing. If the fault is against the place they are suing, then the injured person is entitled to damages. Damages would include medical bills past and future, lost wages past and future and pain and suffering, etc. Damages would also include some form of compensation to scars on your body as a result of a fall. So, yes an injured person is generally entitled to compensation for scars caused by a fall that is someone else’s fault.
If you have been in an slip and fall or trip and fall accident and are seeking an attorney, Gary J. Drucker is an accident lawyer who handles cases in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Please call Drucker Law Offices at (561)483-9199 or (954) 755-2120 or (305) 981-1561 – Principal office in Boca Raton as well as satellite offices in Miami, Coral Springs, Boynton Beach, and West Palm Beach.
Of course, a case based on a fact pattern such as the one above is unique and any other case should be judged based on the specific facts of the case. The advice in this blog is intended to be general and should not to be used as specific advice for a case, as the slightest difference in the facts could change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site name suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other state could vary significantly from Florida.
