A person who falls from a ladder while working on someone else’s property may be able to obtain a settlement from that person’s homeowners or commercial insurance. The settlement is to cover factors such as medical bills and loss of income during recovery time. Ladder Accident Lawyers Nassau County can assist if the insurance company will not pay a reasonable amount or disputes the case altogether.
Hiring a skilled attorney is especially important if the person has suffered serious injuries that will keep him out of work for a lengthy time frame. He also may need ongoing treatment, such as physical therapy or chiropractic care. Without his usual income, bills can pile up and he can deplete any savings.
Ladder Accident Lawyers Nassau County do not charge upfront fees, so the injured party does not need to be concerned about paying any fees until he receives the settlement that the attorneys negotiate.
If the insurance company still will not pay a reasonable amount, even after a lawyer is involved, the attorney will bring the case to trial. This usually does not happen, however, as insurance companies would much rather pay a settlement than risk having a jury award a much larger amount of money to the injured person.
Attorneys at The Law Firm of Joseph J. Perrini III understand that ladder accidents can happen for any number of reasons. A neighbor may respond to a person’s request to clean leaves out of the gutters along the eaves, for example. An individual may try to help somebody out by clearing away an ice dam from the gutters in the winter months. That is especially hazardous because the feet of a ladder can slip on ice or snow. Maybe the property owner supplied a ladder that was not in good condition and a rung broke when it was stepped on.
Now, someone who was only trying to help is paying for it by having to spend time in the hospital and being off work for weeks or even months. Ladder Accident Lawyers Nassau County will represent clients in all these types of circumstances.
