Los Angeles Slip and Fall Lawyer

Los Angeles is dense with the kinds of places where slip, trip, and fall injuries happen every day. From the hotels and retail floors of Downtown LA and the shops at the Grove, to Hollywood restaurants, Koreatown markets, Westside malls, big-box stores, and aging apartment complexes across the city, foot traffic is constant and hazards are common. A spilled drink left unattended, a freshly mopped floor without a warning sign, a cracked sidewalk, poor lighting in a parking structure, or a loose stair rail can turn an ordinary errand into a serious injury.

When that happens because a property owner ignored a danger they knew about or should have known about, California premises liability law may entitle you to compensation. The challenge is proving fault, and that is where a lawyer who knows Los Angeles property claims makes a difference.

Why slip and fall accidents happen across Los Angeles

• Wet or recently mopped floors in supermarkets, malls, and restaurants without warning cones
• Spills, leaks, and tracked-in rain left uncleaned in retail aisles and hotel lobbies
• Broken, uneven, or poorly lit stairs in older apartment buildings and parking garages
• Cracked sidewalks, potholes, and raised pavement around DTLA, Hollywood, and the Westside
• Loose mats, frayed carpeting, and missing handrails in commercial spaces

The California law that controls your claim

Property owners and businesses owe visitors a duty of reasonable care to keep their premises safe. To win a premises liability claim, you generally must show the owner knew about the dangerous condition, or should have known about it through reasonable inspection, and failed to fix it or warn you. This knew-or-should-have-known notice requirement is central to most Los Angeles slip and fall cases.

• The general deadline to file a personal injury lawsuit is two years under California Code of Civil Procedure section 335.1.
• If the property is owned by a public entity, such as a city sidewalk or county building, a government claim must usually be filed within six months under California Government Code section 911.2 before any lawsuit. This short deadline catches many people off guard.

Common injuries and case types

• Broken wrists, hips, and ankles from breaking a fall
• Head injuries and concussions from striking the floor or a fixed object
• Back, neck, and spinal injuries
• Torn ligaments, sprains, and soft-tissue damage that lingers for months

Cases range from grocery store and restaurant falls to apartment stairway collapses, dark parking-structure trips, and falls on poorly maintained public walkways.

Compensation you may recover

California follows pure comparative negligence, meaning you can recover even if you were partly at fault, with your recovery reduced by your share of responsibility. Depending on your case, compensation may include:

• Economic damages such as medical bills, future care, lost wages, and reduced earning capacity
• Non-economic damages such as pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life

We never promise a specific outcome. Every case turns on its own facts, the severity of the injury, and the available evidence.

Deadlines, the courthouse & how MMG Law Firm helps

Most Los Angeles slip and fall lawsuits are filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, with many civil matters heard at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown LA. Because the two-year deadline, and the much shorter six-month government claim window for public property, can pass quickly, it is important to act early so evidence like surveillance footage and incident reports is preserved.

MMG Law Firm is based in Glendale, a short drive up the I-5 from Los Angeles. Attorney Mihran M. Ghazaryan offers free consultations in English, Armenian, and Russian, and works on contingency, so there is no fee unless we win. We investigate the hazard, identify who is responsible, and handle the property owner and their insurer for you.