CCD Law of Coeur d’Alene safeguards victims after they’ve been injured during a stay at a hotel. We represent the victims of slip-and-falls and other hazards to make sure they receive the support needed to pay every recovery cost. We hold careless hotel owners and operators fully responsible. Contact a skilled hotel accident attorney to get a free case consultation.
Do I Need a Lawyer After Suffering an Accident During My Hotel Stay?
If you are seriously injured in an accident due to unsafe conditions at a hotel, it’s a good idea to go over your case with a Coeur d’Alene Premises Liability Lawyer. If you only suffer some minor scratches or bruising, you might not need the help of an attorney.
However, if you suffer a broken bone, head trauma, or a life-threatening pool injury, a skilled lawyer will be a valuable protection for your case. When medical bills run higher, insurance providers for hotel owners start to look for ways to blame you for your accident, or to downplay your injuries, simply to avoid having to pay what’s fair in support. Hotel chains will also have corporate lawyers ready to pick apart your case.
Your lawyer goes to work investigating what happened and collecting evidence to show the negligence of the hotel that led to an accident. Your CCD Law representative then demands the maximum in compensation available for victims.
Hotel Accident Dangers in Coeur d’Alene
Coeur d’Alene welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year from Washington and across the U.S. The beauty of our area is an incredible resource, but tourists and local residents must also be able to count on safe lodging when they stay at local motels, hotels, and resorts.
Visitors may be staying at The Coeur d’Alene Resort, The Blackwell Hotel, or the Holiday Inn. They must all be provided with rooms that are safe, lobbies that are monitored, and grounds and parking lots that are secure.
Hazards like a puddle of water leaking out onto the floor can cause a dangerous fall. The messes that other guests can leave behind must be cleaned up before someone comes along to have their feet slid out from under them to suffer a broken arm, a hip fracture, or worse.
We may not notice these threats to our families’ safety, but they are present wherever crowds of people are welcomed in. These are just a few of the most common injury risks found on hotel properties:
- Slip-and-Fall Hazards – A spilled soda on the lobby floor or a tray left outside a room could cause someone to trip forward or slip backward to suffer a head injury or a bone fracture.
- Hazards on Stairs – Stairwells must be free from debris that could cause someone to fall down an entire flight. Crumbling steps and handrails that jiggle should be repaired before someone can take a life-threatening tumble.
- Hotel Room Hazards – Guests might find tripling hazards in rooms that haven’t been cleaned. They might come in contact with hazardous substances or exposed wiring. Carbon Monoxide (CO) leak risks must be fixed to prevent a deadly risk.
- Pest and Illness Hazards – Rooms and facilities are sometimes home to bed bugs that can make people sick. Occupants might also become sick when exposed to germs in an uncleaned room and bathroom.
- Parking Lot Hazards – Cracks in sidewalks and potholes that aren’t filled in can cause people to trip to land hard on their knees, elbows, and faces. Bones can break and teeth can be lost. A permanent disfigurement is possible when the face is exposed to an impact. Guests must also be protected from preventable pedestrian dangers.
- Pool Hazards – Pools should be properly monitored and pool machinery should be working in safe parameters. Pools should be properly chlorinated to prevent bacteria like salmonella and E. coli. Chemical levels shouldn’t be enough to burn guests through exposure. Safety precautions should be such that drowning is impossible. Families who lose a loved one through a tragic drowning would be able to hold a hotel fully responsible.
- Negligent Security – Guests who are exposed to unnecessary risk of assaults and robberies can hold hotel owners liable. Hotel owners and operators are responsible for providing adequate protection for guests and warning them if there is an increased risk of crime in the area.
Corporate lawyers and insurance adjusters will push back on having to take responsibility for any of these hazards, even though Idaho law holds all business owners accountable for these risks and more. Your Coeur d’Alene Slip-And-Fall Lawyer defends you against their unhelpful tactics and makes sure you have what you need to heal and rebuild your life.
Who Is Responsible for an Injury at a Coeur d’Alene Resort?
Hotel and resort owners have a legal “duty of care” they must show toward customers. These obligations fall under Idaho’s “premises liability” laws. If they allow someone to get hurt through action or inaction, victims have the right to file an injury claim to seek help with recovery.
Business owners who invite customers, clients, or guests are responsible for their safety from the parking lot, to the fitness center, and to the top floor.
The liability would extend out to piers and docks for resorts along Lake Coeur d’Alene. Owners, managers, and employees must keep the grounds and rooms safe from hazards. They must also monitor for the dangers that other guests may create and clean up or remove the risks in a reasonable amount of time. Wet floor signs must be out and caution tape must be up when dangerous obstacles are under repair.
When hotel operators fail in these duties and someone gets hurt, victims must file injury claims. If insurance companies for hotels refuse to provide fair support to victims, patients and their families can file lawsuits and take a hotel chain to court. Having a lawyer on your side if you are injured can represent the threat of a lawsuit and trial. Companies usually fear going before a judge and jury because of the cost and negative publicity. This threat is often enough to get insurance providers to offer a fair settlement.
What Is My Hotel Injury Claim Worth?
The size of your settlement check will depend largely on your injury, how long recovery takes, and how long you are out of work. A skilled lawyer would need to hear from you about the accident and be able to fully investigate what happened before arriving at an accurate estimate on your claim.
Once you have a strong case prepared, your lawyer submits a claim that includes a full list of every hardship you and your family have been put through. Being careful not to leave any damage off is another way to maximize the support you receive
These and other factors would all help determine the size of your settlement:
- Totals on all medical bills.
- Totals on rehabilitation and physical therapy sessions.
- Estimates on lifetime support if a victim suffers a permanent disability.
- Support for the physical pain victims go through.
- Support for the emotional trauma victims suffer in an accident and during recovery.
- Travel costs getting to and from doctors’ appointments and going out of the city to see specialists.
- Lost income and benefits while patients must miss time at work.
- The negotiation skills of your lawyer. You’ll want a lawyer with experience dealing with small and large business owners. Your lawyer should be unafraid to stand up to large corporations and hold them accountable for their negligence. Your lawyer should be able to tell when an insurer is trying to get you to sign off on a “lowball” settlement offer. Your lawyer would reject it and demand more.
Can My Family Seek Support If a Loved One Is Killed in a Hotel or Resort Accident?
Yes. In the case of a tragic death, families can seek justice and potentially secure more in support to protect their futures by trusting a Coeur d’Alene Wrongful Death Lawyer with their case. A lawyer would seek justice and support for clients while allowing families additional time to grieve in peace.
A CCD Law representative would be fighting to get families assistance with funeral expenses and in paying leftover medical bills. The family must get support for the future when they’ll be without the income and emotional support the deceased would have provided.
Contact a Coeur d’Alene Hotel Slip-And-Fall Accident Lawyer
Speak with a Coeur d’Alene Hotel Accident Lawyer at CCD Law about your case as soon as possible before evidence disappears and witnesses become hard to locate. Contact us to receive a free case consultation. It’s an easy way to find out how to hold negligent property and business owners accountable after an injury or the heartbreaking loss of life.
There’s no obligation and your case review is completely confidential. However, If you feel we can help you secure more for your case, you won’t need any money to hire our services. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you and your family. Then our fee comes out of the settlement a hotel is forced to provide.
