Maison Law provides a free case evaluation to all victims of accidents at Residence Inns across California. It’s a no-risk, no-obligation way to learn about the benefits available to you. The owners and operators of Residence Inn must take responsibility when unsafe conditions at their hotels and grounds cause someone to get hurt. You can speak to a real lawyer to go over how much your injury may be worth and learn how to hold a hotel chain fully accountable.
Do I Need a Lawyer After an Accident at a Hotel?
If you are seriously hurt in an accident caused by the negligence of a hotel owner or operator, it’s a wise idea to speak to a lawyer about your options. After an injury like a broken ankle or a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), your medical care could be very expensive. These rising costs should never be your responsibility. The protection of a California hotel accident lawyer may be a necessary precaution to ensure you secure the full support needed to pay for a full recovery.
When insurance providers for hotels get involved, they’ll attempt to blame you for your accident or try to downplay your injury. If you don’t have a lawyer watching the insurer’s every move, they can get away with offering you far less than you need to get back on your feet. Your lawyer gets aggressive and demands every benefit available so you can rebuild your life.
Accident Hazards at Residence Inn
Residence Inn provides long-term lodging for travelers around the world. The signs for the extended-stay chain are a common sight in California because we have the most locations of any state in the nation. There are at least 99 Residence Inns in the state with lots of locations in Southern California and the Bay Area.
They provide suites for folks who need more than just a room for a night. There are kitchens in some rooms. The grounds offer amenities such as workout rooms, pool access, and free breakfasts. These are great features but they also create areas where hazards can arise. Other guests can leave behind water bottles or drop food and create hazards.
These are just a few of the most common personal injury dangers when staying at any California hotel:
- Slip-and-Fall and Trip-and-Fall Accidents – A soda spilled on the tile or pool water tracked in by children must be mopped up with a “wet floor” sign out. Workout areas can have weights or towels on the floor ready to trip you up and cause a knee injury.
- Stairwell Hazards – Stairs must be properly maintained and any crumbling cement should be restored. A loose handrail that causes a devastating tumble leaves the hotel responsible for every cost of recovery.
- Pool Hazards – Proper pool safety equipment should be provided and staff members should know what to do in case of emergency. You might also be placed in jeopardy by exposure to the overuse of pool chemicals.
- Carbon Monoxide Leak – People tragically die in CO poisoning cases in hotels each year. CO gas can build up in rooms from car exhaust and gases built up from furnaces and other machinery.
- Bug and Infection Hazards – People can become sick after a bed bug bite. Guests might also come down with an illness if a bathroom isn’t fully cleaned or bed sheets aren’t changed.
- Burns – Occupants have suffered burns from electrical outlets, exposed wiring, from overheated water, and other sources.
- Negligent Security – Hotel staff must warn you about a crime threat in the area. They must secure doors to stop unauthorized visitors from entering. Security cameras, lights, and alarms must be kept in working order. Security guards should be posted and trained properly. If you are the victim of an assault, the hotel can be held accountable.
Who is Responsible After an Accident at a Hotel?
Under California premises liability laws, hotel owners must see to the safety of their guests, from the parking lot, to the check-in desk, and up to their rooms. The hotel staff must identify any hazards they create or any contractors create and remove the danger. They must also monitor at all times for obstacles that guests create and leave behind.
Hotel managers and employees must spot these dangers and remove them in a reasonable amount of time. If they don’t take action and allow someone to get hurt, victims can seek full compensation for their medical bills and many other damages.
Residence Inn is owned by Marriott International. The international company will have a large liability insurance policy to protect itself when people are hurt. But Marriott will also employ a team of lawyers.
These lawyers look to blame the victims and downplay their pain in order to limit what the insurance company must pay out. Your lawyer will be an important shield against their tactics and will get aggressive in disproving these weak arguments. Your lawyer works to get the most out of your injury possible for you and your family.
What Kinds of Things Can Earn Me Injury Support from Residence Inn?
Your lawyer will fully investigate what happened to you and collect strong evidence to back your claim. When your case is ready, your Maison Law attorney files it with the liability insurance company and includes a full list of your damages and the potential hardships ahead.
It’s critical to get every hardship on this list because anything left off can end up as a debt that you’d be responsible for.
Your lawyer would be seeking compensation for your hospital bills, and also for many other things you may not have known could increase the amount you see on a settlement check.
- Hospital and medical expenses in the present and those expected in the months to come.
- Costs associated with a permanent physical disability such as future medical equipment needs, house upgrades, and training for a new career.
- Physical pain. The devastating effects chronic pain can have on a patient over a lifetime and the cost of pain medication over months and years.
- Emotional Distress. The anxiety and depression that can follow a terrible accident and being unable to enjoy the freedoms the victim once did. Emotional distress may include the trauma experienced by family members as they cope with the loss of certain activities the victim can no longer participate in.
- Paychecks lost while missing work.
- Travel costs. The expense of traveling to numerous doctor’s appointments. The expense of seeing out-of-city or out-of-state specialists.
Contact a California Residence Inn Accident Lawyer
After a slip-and-fall accident or any injury at a Residence Inn, be sure to discuss your case with an experienced California hotel accident attorney. You should be able to focus on your recovery without worrying over the hospital bills piling up and the paychecks you’re missing while out of work.
Allow Maison Law to go to work on your case to secure the most compensation possible for your recovery. Contact us today for a free case evaluation to find out how we can assist you. There’s no obligation and your case review is completely confidential.
And if you need our help to secure more, you won’t need any upfront money to hire Maison Law. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the money Marriott owners are forced to provide to you.
