Where can I get help to pay for medical bills after a slip and fall? I took a nasty fall in September of 2011 that required two surgeries on my hand. I am losing use of my hand. This happened at a major retailer. The water caused me to slip and fall.

Hi and I hope you’re getting better. Hands are important in a computer world. We just settled a Big Box retailer slip and fall case involving water leaking from the ceiling onto the entranceway floor just beyond the entry mat. Where, when, how and why there was water where you slipped makes all the difference in the world to where you can get the medical bills paid. I could go on with a long explanation but in the end I’m still going to tell you to see a lawyer. If you want to read other blog posts I’d suggest you go to my other two blogs: The Iowa Edict and the Lombardi Law Firm blog, I call the Verdict. On the Edict blog, look along the left column for “Real Estate” and click on it. With the Verdict, look along the left column for the heading “Injury – Property Defect – Animals”. Don’t let the “animals” fool you; homeowner’s insurance usually covers pet or animal personal injury claims so that’s why it’s there. Your case is a premise liability case against a commercial business, but it’s still a property claim. But it’s complicated by what we don’t know and a lawyer that understands real estate will need to discover some facts before he/she can properly advise you. Seek a lawyer who owns commercial real estate so you don’t waste everyone’s time and anger the manager where you shop. Frivolous cases do this system no good. Best of luck to you and call us if we can help.

For good advice see a lawyer and if you have questions about this blog, the law or your case write or call me directly. Steve Lombardi, sdlombardi@aol.com and 515-222-1110. I handle all types of personal injury cases including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers' compensation cases. We help truckers all across the country who come through Iowa and end up in an accident. If we need other lawyers from other states we hire them and it costs you no more than what you would pay us; in other words, we split the fee between us. So call 515-222-1110 or email us at sdlombardi@aol.com.
Steve Lombardi, Attorney