FALLS IN A LOS ANGELES HOTEL
People visit hotels in Los Angeles for many reasons, including business and personal vacation travel stays. Many hotels also offer other attractions that guests and non-guests utilize, such as restaurant and recreational services.
Unfortunately, for thousands of people each year, that visit to a hotel ends up with an injury accident or even death. Workers in this industry also risk injury and death on their jobs at hotels and restaurants.
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An experienced Personal Injury Lawyer knows how to handle claims of injury or death due to hotel accidents. This type of case is similar to other Personal Injury cases, in that someone was wrongly injured or killed because someone or a company was negligent and failed in their duty of care to prevent accidents. In the case of hotels, proper maintenance and oversight of activities on the premises can be a force to prevent accidents.
When the property owner or a supplier does not take adequate steps to ensure safety, accidents happen and people get harmed.
California Hotel Accidents
The American Hotel & Lodging Association reports that the travel and tourism industry is one of the top ten largest industries and employers in the U.S. According to their report, there were 52,887 properties with at least 15 rooms that totaled 4,926,543 guestrooms, generating $163 billion in sales revenue nationwide, in 2015.
Large or small hotel properties are locations where visitors and employees can receive injuries during the time they are visiting or working. The most common type of injury is a slip and fall accident. Even with the best of care, people can trip on doorsteps, stairs, mats and rugs.
Rainy weather can create hazards in parking lots and entryways; ice can also cause parking lot accidents and fall hazards. Workers can be injured when they have to use ladders to reach heights, climb on roofs or maintain elevators. Visitors encounter plenty of opportunities to become injured, especially at larger hotels that offer additional recreational activities like swimming, skiing or horseback riding.
Hotel Accidents – What to Do
-Get prompt medical attention. Request copies of all medical records for your attorney’s use.
-Report the accident immediately, to the hotel main desk and to your attorney.
-Document the accident scene, if possible. Take photos and get witness contact information.
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Negligence – Discuss the accident with your attorney to determine possible negligence. Your attorney can continue the investigation and request copies of maintenance logs, etc., to pinpoint liability.
Fault – If you were in any way partly responsible for the accident, your award may be reduced by a percentage, depending on state laws. California is a pure comparative negligence state, which means awards may be reduced by any percentage of fault attributed to the victim. Fault is still an important issue to insurance companies.
If you are injured because someone else was negligent in a hotel in Los Angeles, you can seek fair monetary compensation for your injury expenses and damage claims under Personal Injury laws.
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