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If you were injured in a slip and fall on someone else’s property in Redmond, you’re likely facing two problems: the physical pain of your injury and the frustrating question of who is responsible. You have a right to seek compensation, but having that right and actually securing a fair recovery are entirely different matters.
Property owners and their insurance companies may argue the incident was just an accident or, worse, your own fault.
Washington State law requires property owners to keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors. The burden of proving they failed to do so, however, falls on you. This requires more than just showing you fell and were hurt; it demands a thorough investigation to prove the owner knew, or should have known, about a dangerous condition and did nothing to address it. A Redmond slip and fall lawyer can build that case for you.
At Narwal Injury Law, we understand the local and state laws governing these claims. While you focus on healing, we focus on holding the property owner accountable. If you have questions about what happened, we are here to provide answers. Call us for a no-obligation conversation at (425) 474-2714.
Gurjot Narwal, Redmond Slip and Fall Lawyer
Our founder, Gurjot “Gurj” Narwal, spent more than a decade in the courtroom before opening this firm to represent injury victims. He served as an Assistant State Attorney General and an Assistant Seattle City Attorney. That experience is your unfair advantage.
This background gives our team a deep understanding of how government bodies and insurance defense lawyers think and operate. We don’t have to guess their strategies because we’ve seen them from the other side. This allows us to anticipate their moves and build a case prepared for their tactics from day one.
We are not a faceless national firm. Our primary office is right here in Redmond at 7981 168th Avenue NE, Suite 110, just a short walk from Redmond Downtown Park. We are part of this community.
As members of local organizations like OneRedmond, we are invested in the well-being of our neighbors. When we take on a case, we are helping a fellow community member. Our practice is focused on holding property owners in our area accountable and making sure public spaces remain safe for everyone.
We believe in direct, clear, and personal attention. We will handle every aspect of your claim so you can focus on your recovery. Our client commitment includes:
The goal of a personal injury claim is to provide a financial recovery for every single loss the fall has caused. While every case is different, compensation—legally called “damages”—is calculated by looking at two distinct categories.
These are the most straightforward losses to calculate, covering anything with a clear price tag. Our job is to meticulously track every expense related to your injury to ensure nothing is overlooked. This includes:
A serious fall does more than just damage your finances. It rewrites every aspect of life, taking away activities and joys you once took for granted. Non-economic damages are meant to compensate you for these personal losses, which may include:
Washington follows a legal rule called “contributory fault.” This means your compensation may be reduced if you are found partially at fault for the incident. For example, if a jury decides you were 10% to blame for not noticing a hazard, your final award would be reduced by 10%.
Insurance companies actively look for reasons to assign blame to you. We work to build a strong case to shield you from any unfair allocation of fault.
A slip and fall can happen anywhere, but certain conditions common to Redmond and the Pacific Northwest create recurring dangers. Property owners and managers have a legal duty to anticipate and manage these risks to keep visitors safe.
To have a successful claim, it’s not enough to show that you fell and were injured on someone’s property. We must establish that the property owner was negligent. It’s a legal concept that means they failed in their duty to keep you reasonably safe from harm. To do this, we have to prove four distinct elements:
Think of it like this: A grocery store owner has a duty to keep their aisles safe. If a jar of salsa breaks on the floor, the owner has a responsibility to clean it up in a reasonable amount of time. If they fail to do so and you slip on it an hour later, they have likely breached their duty. If that fall causes you to break your wrist, their breach caused you to suffer damages.
Proving the four elements of negligence requires evidence. Soon after you hire us, our team gets to work gathering all the information needed to build a compelling claim. The property owner and their insurer will have their own team investigating, so it is important that we begin our own fact-finding mission immediately.
The evidence we gather typically includes:
In Washington, you generally have three years from the date of the incident to file a personal injury lawsuit. This is known as the statute of limitations.
Don’t let that timeline fool you into waiting.
Building a strong premises liability case requires immediate investigation. As mentioned above, evidence like security camera footage can be erased within days, and the memories of witnesses fade quickly. If you miss this strict deadline, the court will almost certainly dismiss your case, and you will lose your right to seek compensation forever.
After a fall, you will probably deal with the property owner’s insurance company, not the owner directly. It is helpful to remember that an insurance company is a business. It must balance its obligation to pay legitimate claims with its need to protect its financial interests.
This dynamic creates a natural conflict. While you seek full compensation for your injuries and losses, their adjusters are trained to minimize payouts.
Here is what you might encounter:
Yes, you still may have a claim. As mentioned earlier, Washington uses a “contributory fault” rule. A property owner can still be held responsible for not fixing a known danger, even if it seems obvious. For example, if a large, unavoidable puddle of water has formed at the only entrance to a store, a jury might find the store is still largely at fault because customers had no safe alternative route.
Claims against government entities in Washington have special rules and much shorter deadlines. Before you can file a lawsuit, you must first file a specific “tort claim form” with the correct government agency and then wait a mandatory period, usually 60 days. These deadlines are extremely strict. It’s always best to consult with a lawyer immediately if your fall happened on public property.
Not at all. In fact, the act of cleaning up or making a repair right after an accident can sometimes be used as evidence that the owner was aware a hazard existed. We can work to find other evidence, such as witness statements, prior complaints, or incident reports, to prove what the conditions were like at the moment you fell.
Property owners in Washington generally do not have a duty to protect trespassers from harm. There are, however, a few narrow exceptions to this rule, such as for child trespassers or if the property owner engaged in willful misconduct that caused the injury. These cases are very fact-specific.
After a fall, it can feel like the burden is entirely on you to justify what happened. You might even be replaying the incident in your mind, wondering if you could have done something differently. Let us take that weight off your shoulders.
We will handle the investigation, the paperwork, and the insurance companies. We will build your case piece by piece, allowing you to focus on the one thing that matters: your health.
Your next step is a simple phone call. We’ll guide you from there. Call us today for a free, confidential case evaluation with a dedicate Redmond personal injury lawyer at (425) 474-2714.
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