NEGLIGENCE ATTORNEYS IN ENGLEWOOD

Negligence is defined as the failure to act reasonably under the circumstances. Here are some examples of negligence:

• Auto negligence lawsuit – A driver fails to stop at a stop sign. They strike an oncoming vehicle that has the right of way. The victim suffers multiple broken bones and requires surgery. Their car is totaled.
• Hotel negligence lawsuit – When a hotel fails to wash bed sheets in hot water properly, several guests develop scabies. The victims require significant medical treatment, and they suffer physically and emotionally.
• Slip and fall accident – A gas station fails to properly wipe a spill off the floor in a reasonable period of time. A patron slips and falls and suffers a concussion.
• Broken railing accident – A person uses a handrail to walk down a flight of stairs at the mall. The handrail is broken. It cracks. The shopper falls to the floor and suffers a broken wrist.
• Falling from an elevated surface – A person rents an apartment. They have a balcony, but the railing on the balcony isn’t built to code. As a result, the person leans on the balcony railing, falls from the second story and suffers severe injuries.
• Chemical exposure – There is an industrial plant down the street. The plant releases wastewater into a local stream despite environmental regulations that forbid it. A number of local residents suffer from a rash and irritation because of chemicals in the water.
• Restaurant negligence – A restaurant fails to properly wash its produce. As a result, many patrons get food poisoning. Some of them require hospitalization.
• Bar or nightclub negligence – Bar or nightclub managers let too many people into a facility at once. As a result, the crowd jostles into each other. A man falls and breaks his leg.