What to Do if You’re Injured at a Friend’s House

If you’ve been injured in a slip and fall accident at a friend’s house, then it is important to take specific steps after the incident to protect your friendship, your physical recovery and your financial recovery.

The first thing that you should do after the premises liability accident is to seek medical attention.  Visit the emergency room, or your personal physician, so that you can get the medical care that you need and not compromise your physical recovery.

Then, contact a New York and New Jersey slip and fall lawyer.  Tell your lawyer about your accident, your injury and where the injury occurred.  Your attorney will advise you about your potential rights to recovery and how to pursue them.

Finally, it is important to talk to your friend.  Do not get into an argument about what caused your accident.  In fact, it is best not to discuss the accident at all.  Instead, explain that you have seen a doctor and that you have consulted a New Jersey and New York premises liability lawyer.  Emphasize that your friendship is important to you and that you are seeking damages to cover your expenses and hope to settle the case amicably with the insurance company.

For more information about what to do after you are injured at a friend’s house, please contact the experienced New York and New Jersey accident lawyers of Hofmann & Schweitzer at 1-800-362-9329 or via our online contact form.