Mammoth Mountain Ski Injury Lawyer

Maison Law helps victims hurt while on a ski trip to Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort. Resort owners can provide less-than-safe conditions on the slopes and around the lodge. They can also be liable if you are hurt on property and be responsible for all of your medical bills.

We offer a free, no-obligation case consultation to all injured ski accident victims. It’s a no-risk way to find out how much your case is worth before you sign away your rights on a “lowball” settlement agreement.

When You May Need a Lawyer for Your Ski Injury Claim

Ski accident victims with serious wounds will usually benefit the most from the help of a lawyer when a ski resort’s negligence is responsible. The longer recovery time and shocking totals on medical bills will prompt the ski resort and their insurers to find ways to avoid full responsibility.

They can blame victims for their accidents, calling them clumsy or inexperienced. They may even question a doctor’s prognosis of how serious an injury is.

A skilled California ski resort lawyer fully investigates an accident and the resort’s actions. Then the evidence is used to fight back against insurance tactics to secure the level of support you need to restore your life back to normal.

A lawyer could provide a powerful advantage in a case involving these types of injuries and more:

• Broken bones (e.g., broken legs, wrist bones, collarbones)
• Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) including serious concussions
• Back and spinal column injuries
• Neck injuries
• Knee and hip injuries (e.g., ligament, muscle, and tendon tears)
• Shoulder injuries
• Deep cuts and puncture wounds
• A facial injury
• Any injury that will lead to a permanent physical disability
• A loved one, including your child, has suffered a serious injury

• A loved one’s death at a ski resort

You always have the right to file your own claim. And if an accident only results in some minor soreness and bruising, you may be able to handle your claim yourself. But with a serious injury, you’ll likely be taking on a corporate ski conglomerate’s team of lawyers. It’s a good idea to have your own attorney to level the playing field.

A lawyer is often able to earn you much more for recovery than you could by taking on a ski business yourself.

Get a Free Case Consultation with a Real Lawyer

You may be in a hospital recovering from a major ski injury, and you may not be able to focus on what you should do next. Unfortunately, victims will have to worry about more than just healing. They’ll also have to stress about getting their medical bills paid and finding ways to support themselves while they can’t work.

It’s a lot, but a convenient chat with a skilled attorney can help highlight a path forward. Maison Law offers a free and confidential case review. There’s no obligation for this meeting. It’s simply a way to figure out what you might need to fully recover and get back on skis again. It’s also a no-risk way to determine who might be held responsible for everything you’ve been through.

Support Available for Ski Accident Victims

One of the big steps towards a full recovery is figuring out everything that a ski accident has cost you. This can be the medical bills that have arrived and may be coming. It may include the time you’ve had to be away from work and without paychecks. It may be the anxiety you’ve felt while you have to sit out family activities with an injury.

Your attorney will be collecting every receipt for the bills you’ve paid and demanding support for the non-financial damages you’ve had to cope with.

Your lawyer creates a full list to submit when filing your claim.

You’ll be seeking compensation for these and other hardships:

• Current medical bills and those expected in the future
• All rehabilitation and physical therapy costs for as long as necessary
• Permanent disability or impairment
• Support for the pain you endure and may continue to experience
• Support for your emotional distress during a difficult recovery
• Support for your loss of enjoyment of life, including having to stay off the slopes
• Replacement of all lost paychecks and benefits
• Travel costs getting to doctor’s appointments and to see out-of-area specialists
• Repair or replacement of damaged ski equipment
• Wrongful death damages in fatal accidents

Families who lose a loved one to a fatal ski accident that could have been prevented can seek wrongful death support. This support should pay all funeral costs and any leftover medical bills. It should cover the future income a loved one would have continued to support the family each week. The family’s loss of companionship and care should also earn support.

Figuring Out Who Is Responsible for a Ski Resort Accident

Under California personal injury laws, everyone must show care to those around them. That includes businesses that invite customers and guests in. A Mono County ski resort is responsible for showing a “duty of care” to all skiers and visitors to the resort.

Owners and operators of ski resorts must do everything they can to remove hazards on the slopes and in a lodge that might cause someone harm. They are also responsible for monitoring the actions of other skiers and heading off any dangerous activity that could harm others.

But there are many parties that might be legally responsible for an accident at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort.

These are a few of the parties that might have to help support an injured guest:

• Other skiers who take reckless action and cause someone to get hurt.
• Resort owners and operators. Many resorts are owned by corporations that own other ski resorts. Mammoth Mountain is owned by a Denver-based company that owns resorts across North America. They would usually be responsible for the actions of lift operators and other resort employees.
• A rental company or tour group used outside the resort.
• Contractors who maintain machinery.
• Manufacturers who make skis with design flaws. Companies that make large machines such as ski-lifts, plows, and snow-making equipment.

Your attorney would explore every avenue and may file multiple claims if more than one party contributed to your accident. Filing against several entities can mean that victims have a better chance to earn everything they need to pay all of their recovery costs.

Ski Accident Hazards on Mammoth Mountain

Skiing can be an incredible experience, but it’s a sport that comes with some built-in risk. Victims can get going too fast on a slope like Broadway they weren’t ready for. They can take a tumble and get really hurt.

But some action, or lack of action, increases the risk of an accident, even for experienced skiers and travelers.

These are just a few of the potential dangers that ski resort owners can end up financially responsible for:

• Slip-And-Fall accidents around the lodge and on stairs. Ice and snow causing slips and trips on sidewalks.
• Trip-and-Falls around restaurants and gift shops.
• Hotel dangers, slippery floors, and Carbon Monoxide poisoning risks
• Pedestrian accidents in parking lots. Car accidents on Minaret Road.
• Collisions on the slope caused by reckless skiers or snowboarders.
• Falls off of plowed edges and into sinkholes.
• Unmarked unsafe paths.
• Machinery failure such as a ski lift malfunction.
• Broken bindings.
• Unsafe or untrained employees
• Accidents in unsafe weather conditions ignored by a resort.
• A mistake during an emergency rescue.
• Snowtubing accidents and accidents on gondolas.

If you are hurt by one of these hazards, it’s always a good idea to get photos of the hazard and of your injuries. These breakdowns and issues are often cleaned up or repaired as soon as you leave in an ambulance. You should also get witnesses’ contact information if you are able. This evidence will be combined with your Mammoth Mountain Ski Accident Lawyer’s evidence to build an even stronger case.

When a Waiver Prevents You from Suing a Ski Resort

You will sign a waiver before hitting the slopes. It offers some legal protection to the ski resort if you get hurt, but it doesn’t usually prevent you from demanding economic help if you are hurt.

A waiver of liability usually covers the normal, expected dangers for anyone skiing down a mountain. But when the risks go beyond normal falls and wipe-outs, a resort can still be held liable.

This waiver, also called an assumption of risk agreement, would usually be thrown out in accidents caused by negligence on the part of ski resort staff. The corporate owners and their liability insurers could be held liable for any dangers that went beyond the normal risks when skiing.

Contact a Mammoth Mountain Ski Injury Lawyer

Maison Law offers a free case review to anyone injured at Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort or elsewhere in Mono County. We can also help out-of-state tourists if they are injured in California. We can file claims and work locally to earn compensation for patients, often without requiring victims to return to California. We want victims to stay at home to focus on healing while we handle the most frustrating parts of a ski injury claim.

Remember, while you’re facing a mountain of hospital bills, you don’t have to worry about how to get a lawyer paid. Maison Law works with no upfront charges. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the support check that insurers are forced to write for you.