Depending on the seriousness of your fall, you may be looking at an extensive and expensive medical healing journey. This may entail scheduling appointments with specialists, undergoing surgical procedures, attending physical therapy sessions, purchasing handicap assistive devices and prescription medications, and much more. Your health insurance plan may not be enough to cover all this, so you may seek further financial compensation through a personal injury claim. If so, please follow along to find out how to get someone else to pay for your medical bills and how a proficient Panama City slip and fall accident attorney at Manuel & Thompson, PA can fight for a fair settlement or final judgment.

How can I get someone else to pay for my medical bills after a slip and fall accident?

There are several different possibilities for who you may get to pay for your medical bills through a personal injury claim. Namely, you may sue a property owner if your slip and fall occurred on private property; a business owner if at an establishment; a government entity if on public property; or a manufacturer or supplier if by a defective product.

Generally speaking, the key to identifying the appropriate party here is to establish their potential negligence in the moments leading up to your slip and fall accident event. In other words, to bring a valid and potentially successful claim forward, you must prove the following circumstances as true:

  • The other party owed you a duty of care to keep their property clear of all potentially hazardous conditions.
  • The other party breached their duty of care by failing to repair or remove a hazardous condition from their property.
  • You encountered the hazardous condition directly and doing so could not have been reasonably avoided.
  • You slipped and fell after encountering the hazardous condition and incurred injuries directly afterward.
  • You are now suffering through medical bills and other damages as a direct result of your injuries.

What else can I seek recovery from in my personal injury claim?

As insinuated above, medical bills may not be the only damage you incurred from your slip and fall accident event. That is, it is important to seek financial compensation for everything the negligent party caused you. This applies regardless of whether they are economic or non-economic in nature. More specific examples read as follows:

  • Potential economic damages after a slip and fall:
    • Current lost wages and future lost earning capacity.
    • The cost of repairing or replacing your damaged personal property.
    • The cost of transportation to and from your extensive medical appointments.
  • Potential non-economic damages after a slip and fall:
    • Your lingering physical pain from your incurred injuries.
    • Your emotional distress from the accident event itself.
    • Your lost enjoyment of life or diminished quality of life.

If you are ready to file your claim against the negligent party, please first retain the services of one of the talented Panama City personal injury attorneys. Our team at Manuel & Thompson, PA is ready and able to take on your case.