Slip and fall cases can be tricky. Recovering compensation for your injuries depends largely on proving who is at fault for your accident.
Oklahoma’s slip and fall laws recognize several potential defenses that property owners can use to limit or deny liability. The defendant will try to blame you for the accident to avoid or minimize paying you for your damages.
Additionally, Oklahoma’s modified comparative fault rule means that you can only recover damages if found to be less than 50% at fault for the accident.
You can still seek recovery if you are found to be partially, but less than 50%, at fault. However, your compensation will be reduced by the percentage of fault assigned to you.
You need an experienced, skillful Oklahoma City slip and fall attorney who knows how to minimize the assignment of any fault to you and maximize your compensation.
At Warhawk Legal, our personal injury attorneys have been winning big for slip-and-fall victims for over 20 years and want to do the same for you.
Call us at (405) 397-1717 or complete the short form on our contact page to schedule a free consultation to discuss your case.
Damages Recoverable in Oklahoma Slip and Fall Cases
The type and amount of damages you can recover depend on the facts of your case. However, three general types of compensation are available in most personal injury cases.
You may be able to recover economic damages, non-economic damages, and, in rare cases, punitive damages.
Medical records, invoices, receipts, and pay stubs make economic damages easier to quantify and prove. Economic damages may include:
- Current and future medical expenses
- Current and future lost wages
- Rehabilitation expenses
- Any other necessary expenses incurred due to your accident
Non-economic damages are harder to quantify and prove but can be even more devastating than economic damages. They include:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Loss of consortium
- Permanent disability
Economic and non-economic damages are intended to compensate the victim for their losses. However, punitive or exemplary damages are intended to punish the wrongdoer and deter future similar behavior.
Punitive damages are rarely awarded and are reserved for cases where the defendant’s actions are especially egregious or reckless. If you can prove that a property owner acted willfully or recklessly in causing the slip and fall hazard, you may be able to recover punitive damages.
You need the help of an experienced Oklahoma City injury attorney to recover maximum compensation for your damages.
Contact Warhawk Legal Today
If you have been injured in a slip and fall accident, you need the help of an experienced personal injury attorney with a proven track record of recovering maximum compensation for their clients. You need Warhawk Legal.
Oklahoma’s slip and fall laws provide several defenses for property owners. However, our attorneys know how to minimize any fault assigned to you and maximize your recovery. We have more than twenty years of experience protecting the rights of Oklahoma slip and fall victims, and we want to help you, too.
Call us at (405) 397-1717 or visit our contact page to schedule a free consultation. We look forward to meeting you and helping you get the justice and full compensation you deserve.