Just as “ambulance chaser” has become a common, if pejorative, shorthand for a plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer, so “slip and fall” is shorthand for a common kind of personal injury suit, albeit generally less serious than an “arm off,” “leg off,” or “dead baby” case.
How many ways can you slip and fall seriously enough to warrant filing a personal injury lawsuit? Let us begin to count:
David L. Applegate
David Applegate is a Chicago-based trial lawyer and partner at the law firm of Williams Montgomery & John Ltd.
