San Bernardino Slip and Fall Lawyer

Slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall injuries happen across San Bernardino in the kinds of places people visit every day, from stores and restaurants along E Street, Highland Avenue, and Baseline Street to parking lots, apartment complexes, and public walkways near downtown and Cal State San Bernardino. Wet floors, broken pavement, poor lighting, and unmarked hazards routinely cause serious harm to visitors who had no warning. California premises liability law requires property owners and occupiers to use reasonable care to keep their premises reasonably safe and to warn of known dangers, but insurers often argue the hazard was obvious or that the visitor was not watching, trimming a claim under pure comparative negligence. Two deadlines can apply: most claims must be filed within two years under Code of Civil Procedure §335.1, and when a public entity controls the property, such as a city sidewalk, a written claim generally must be presented within six months under Government Code §911.2. Slip-and-fall lawsuits arising in San Bernardino proceed in the San Bernardino County Superior Court, with civil trials at the San Bernardino Justice Center on West Third Street downtown. MMG Law Firm represents San Bernardino and statewide clients from its Glendale base, an accessible drive via the 210, handling much of the case remotely and appearing locally when needed. Consultations are free in English, Armenian, and Russian, and we work on contingency, so there is no fee unless we win.