Accident Lawyer in Columbia SC?

Injured and needing an accident lawyer in Columbia, SC? Accidents come in all forms. In addition to automobile accident victims, we represent people who have been injured as a result of anothers' negligence in a variety of different contexts, including slip and falls, dog bites, medical malpractice, and others. The damages recoverable in these cases are essentially the same as those we seek for our clients in automobile accident claims. We're Best and Flatt, P.A., accident and injury attorneys in Columbia, SC and serving SC and GA.

In order to make a recovery, it is necessary to demonstrate that your injury was caused by the adverse party's negligence, or carelessness. In the case of slip and falls, you must typically be able to prove that your injury was the result of a hazardous condition which the other party either knew, or should have known, about. It is not enough to show that you simply fell at a certain location. You must be able to demonstrate that your fall was the result of a hazard of which the other party was on notice. For example, assume you fall while pushing a grocery cart down a shopping aisle. Your fall results in an injury. However, you do not know what caused you to fall, or how it got there, or how long it had been there. In most cases, this fact scenario would not result in a successful claim. If, on the other hand, you fell on a wet floor, caused by an employee of the store recently mopping, who walked away without proper warnings being placed around the wet area, this would most likely result in a successful claim.

As with auto accidents, the sooner we can get started on your claim, the better. Oftentimes, the degree of success we have in handling a claim results from the initial investigation and discovery we are able to do at the outset. If you are injured, and you believe that your injury was caused by someone else's negligence, or you're not even sure, give us a call, and we'll be glad to help.