Glendale Slip and Fall Lawyer

Glendale's dense mix of retail, dining, and high-rise living means a lot of foot traffic over floors that are not always maintained. Slip, trip, and fall injuries happen in the polished corridors of the Glendale Galleria and the Americana at Brand, in restaurant and grocery entrances along Brand Boulevard and Colorado Street, on stairs and escalators in parking structures, and on the cracked or uneven sidewalks and curb ramps that line older downtown blocks. Spilled liquids, unmarked wet floors, poor lighting, and loose mats are common culprits. Under California premises liability law, a property owner or business must use reasonable care to keep the premises safe and to warn of known hazards. The key questions are whether a dangerous condition existed and whether the owner knew or should have known about it in time to fix it or warn. Surveillance video, incident reports, and cleaning or inspection logs are often decisive, and stores frequently overwrite footage within days, so it is important to send a preservation request quickly. Falls can cause fractures, back injuries, and head trauma, and injured visitors in Glendale are often treated at Adventist Health Glendale or Glendale Memorial. The two-year statute of limitations under Code of Civil Procedure §335.1 generally applies, with different rules for claims against public entities. Our office is in downtown Glendale, near the very properties where these falls occur and near the Glendale Courthouse on East Broadway. Consultations are free in English, Armenian, and Russian, and we work on a contingency fee, so there is no fee unless we recover for you.