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Pojoaque Slip and Fall Lawyer
Pojoaque Slip and Fall Attorney
Slip and fall accidents can alter your life in an instant, bringing physical, emotional, and financial consequences. A Pojoaque slip and fall lawyer can help you seek accountability when a hazardous property condition causes serious injury. At Egolf + Ferlic + Martinez, LLC, we offer compassion and competence in every slip and fall case we manage, knowing these injuries affect real people and families.
About Egolf + Ferlic + Martinez, LLC
Attorneys at Egolf + Ferlic + Martinez, LLC, know the advantages to clients of working in a smaller firm where big-firm experience and professionalism are combined with loyalty and personal attention. Our firm demonstrates commitment to client needs and maintains that effective legal advocacy serves as a strong tool for resolving problems and preserving lives.
Our firm regularly practices in courts that serve Northern New Mexico. We serve clients with compassion and competence from Pojoaque and neighboring communities at every stage of the legal process.
Understanding Slip and Fall Cases
Slip and fall injuries can occur just about anywhere. People can experience slip and fall injuries at parking lots, grocery stores, sidewalks, apartment complexes, or public buildings. The resulting medical care, recovery time, lost income, and long-term consequences may be significant. When another party’s negligence contributes to these injuries, the law allows you to pursue compensation while helping to create safer conditions for all.
A slip and fall case is a type of premises liability claim based on injuries from a hazardous condition on someone else’s property. To succeed in their claim, the injured party needs to show the property owner failed to maintain safe premises conditions. Common conditions that contribute to slip and fall accidents include:
- Wet or slippery surfaces and floors
- Insufficient lighting
- Cracked walkways
- Missing handrails, especially on staircases
- Cluttered walkways
- Obstructions
In New Mexico, slip and fall claims are based on negligence. Property owners who were aware of dangerous conditions on their property or should reasonably have been aware of them and failed to remedy them or warn visitors can face liability for injuries that occur as a result.
Places Where Slip and Fall Injuries Can Happen
Falls can happen anywhere. However, they are particularly common and pose a higher risk in older individuals. They often lead to serious injury or even death. In these cases, the deceased’s family may be able to pursue a wrongful death claim.
Every year, about 14 million adults aged 65 and older suffer a fall, with about 9 million of them requiring medical attention and/or affecting daily activities. In New Mexico, there were 1,418 unintentional deaths caused by falls from 2019 to 2023. Some of the most common places these falls occur include:
- Hotels
- Apartment complexes, or other residential facilities
- Sidewalks or public parking lots
- Government buildings
- Parks
- Grocery stores
- Restaurants and bars
Property owners need to maintain safe conditions by exercising reasonable care on their properties.
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Relevant New Mexico Slip and Fall Laws
New Mexico has a pure comparative negligence rule. If an injured person is partially to blame for a slip and fall accident, he or she can still recover. A person’s award may be reduced by his or her percentage of fault. For example, if you are found to be 30 percent at fault, your total award may be reduced by 30 percent.
Time matters in slip and fall cases. In New Mexico, a person generally has three years to file a claim for a personal injury, including slip and fall accidents. If the claim is not filed within three years, a person will be barred from recovery.
In cases where the slip and fall accident occurred on government property, special rules apply. To file for damages against a government entity, a person must submit a formal tort notice to the appropriate government agency within a maximum of 90 days. A Pojoaque slip and fall attorney can help you file your claim within the appropriate time period.
FAQs
Are Slip and Fall Cases Hard to Win?
Slip and fall cases can be difficult because the injured person has to prove the property owner did not keep conditions reasonably safe. Slip and fall cases often involve technical issues such as notice of the hazard and whether reasonable action was taken to correct it.
What Is a Common Defense for a Slip and Fall Case?
A typical defense to a slip and fall is that the property owner did not know and could not have known with the exercise of reasonable care of the existence of the dangerous condition. The property owner may also claim that the condition was open and obvious or that reasonable care was exercised to rectify the dangerous condition.
What Should I Not Say to an Injury Lawyer?
You should share all available information with your lawyer. When speaking with an injury lawyer, don’t downplay your injuries, guess at fault, or say it was just an accident. Giving false or incomplete information only makes it more difficult to assess a claim. By being honest and clear, you help ensure your case is properly evaluated and presented.
How Much Are Most Slip and Fall Settlements?
Settlements for slip and fall cases vary, and there is no typical amount. The value of a claim is based on the injury, the effect on the injured person’s life, medical treatments, and any circumstances surrounding the owner’s negligence. The goal of a settlement is to place the injured party in the position they would have been in had the fall not changed their physical, emotional, and financial status.
Hire a Slip and Fall Lawyer Today
If you or a loved one suffered injury or death due to a slip and fall on a negligent owner’s property, Egolf +Ferlic + Martinez, LLC can help you seek compensation. Contact us today to begin holding the responsible parties accountable.
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With our main office in Santa Fe and dedicated staff across New Mexico—including Las Cruces, Albuquerque, and Taos—we’re ready to support your case wherever you are.
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