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Modesto's city code makes the owner next to a sidewalk keep it in repair and report dangerous spots to the City in writing. If a broken sidewalk tripped you, more than one party may be responsible.

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We've won over $500 million in verdicts and settlements for our clients.

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Here to protect your interests, not the insurance company's

Stores and their insurers have a team.You should have one too.

A store, landlord or property owner's insurer has adjusters and lawyers, and the store may hold the evidence: its security video and any record of when the floor was last checked. After a fall in a Modesto store, parking lot or apartment complex, an adjuster may call within days, and what you say can shape the rest of your claim.

Before you sign anything, ask yourself:

  1. Was the floor wet, the sidewalk lifted or a stair broken, with no warning?
  2. Had the hazard been there long enough that someone should have found it?
  3. Will the settlement cover your treatment and lost income months from now, not just today?

From one of our car accident cases

The insurer's best offer$410,000

What we won for our client$4.4M

A car accident that left our client with a neck injury. Most people would have taken the offer. We won more than ten times as much.

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Our office in Modesto

Local slip and fall lawyers,right here in Modesto.

Not every firm that advertises in Modesto has an office here. We do.

Our office is on Coffee Road in north Modesto, about a mile and a half up the road from Memorial Medical Center. Come in, or we'll come to you anywhere in Stanislaus County.

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Why choose Valero Law Group?

We champion every case,big and small.

Whether your case is worth $5,000 or $5 million, we bring the same skill, attention and determination to every client we represent.

So don't let the size of your case keep you from seeking justice: every injury deserves serious representation. Let us fight for the compensation you're owed while you focus on what matters most, your recovery.

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I fell and couldn't get up! Luckily Valero Law Group had my back, and I'd highly recommend this firm to anyone!
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What you can recover aftera slip and fall in California.

A store, landlord or property owner that didn't fix, guard against or warn about a hazard it knew about, or should have found, can be held responsible for what your fall cost you.

Economic damages

The costs you can add up

  • Emergency care, surgery and hospital bills
  • Physical therapy and rehabilitation
  • Lost wages and lost earning capacity
  • Glasses, a phone or clothing damaged in the fall

Non-economic damages

The harm that has no receipt

  • Pain and physical suffering
  • Scarring and disfigurement
  • Loss of companionship
  • Lost enjoyment of life
  • 8.9 millionEmergency room visits for falls in the U.S. in 2023Falls are the leading cause of injuries treated in U.S. emergency rooms, about three times the next cause (CDC).
  • 317,582Emergency room visits for falls by Californians 65 and older in 2023That same year, falls also put Californians 65 and older in the hospital 114,427 times and caused 2,521 of their deaths (California Department of Public Health).
  • 6 monthsTo file a claim after a fall on City propertyA fall on a City sidewalk or in a City building usually needs a written claim to the City of Modesto within six months, before any lawsuit.

After a fall in Modesto,what comes next.

Photos, the store's video, Modesto's sidewalks and your deadlines, explained.

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  • Photograph it before it's cleaned up
    The spill, the broken step or the lifted slab, with something in the shot for scale, and the lighting and any warning signs, or the lack of them. Keep the shoes and clothes you wore, and get the names and phone numbers of anyone who saw you fall.
  • Report it, and ask for the video
    Tell a manager, ask that a report be made and note its number. No law we found makes a private business keep its security video for any set time, so a lawyer can write to the store right away and ask it to save the video, along with any records of when the floor was last checked or cleaned.
  • Get checked the same day
    A fall can cause broken bones, a back or neck injury or a concussion, and some injuries don't show up right away. Being seen the same day protects your health, and you have a right to copies of your records, which show what the fall did.
  • If an employee caused the hazard
    If a store's own employee created the hazard, like mopping without a sign or stacking boxes in an aisle, the law treats the store as knowing about it.
  • Tripped on a Modesto sidewalk?
    Photograph the raised or broken slab, note the address, and look for a tree whose roots may have lifted it. Property owners must keep the sidewalk in front of them in repair, and the City repairs damage from City trees and utilities, so the claim may go to more than one place.
  • Two years, or six months
    Most injury lawsuits must be filed within two years. A fall on City or County property, or on a bus of The S, usually needs a written claim within six months: City of Modesto claims go to the City Clerk, 1010 10th Street, Suite 6600, and Stanislaus County claims to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Suite 6500 in the same building.
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We're a Hispanic-focused firm with native Spanish-speaking attorneys. We understand your family's needs, walk you through every step in your language, and fight to get you every dollar you deserve.

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Organizations we support

Sponsor of the 2024 Share the Road Scholarship

Our community outreach
  • Al Barro Foundation
  • EUNIME por Tijuana, A.C.

Common questionsafter a slip and fall in Modesto.

Who is responsible if I trip on a broken sidewalk in Modesto?
It can be the property owner next to the sidewalk, the City, or both. State law makes the owner keep the sidewalk in repair, which alone doesn't usually make the owner liable to someone who falls. Modesto's city code goes further: an owner who doesn't tell the City in writing about a dangerous sidewalk can be liable for the injuries it causes.
The store says I should have seen the spill. Can I still recover?
Often, yes. If a hazard is truly obvious, a store may not have to warn about it, but it may still have to guard against it when people have no real choice but to walk through it. And if you were partly at fault, California's comparative fault rule reduces your compensation by your share instead of erasing it: at 20% at fault, you keep 80%.
How long did the spill have to be there?
There's no set time. What matters is whether it was there long enough that a store using reasonable care would have found it and cleaned it up, blocked it off or warned people. Stores must inspect the areas open to customers, so if no one had checked the aisle in a reasonable time before you fell, a jury can infer the spill had been there long enough.
Does every crack or bump count?
No. Owners and cities don't have to keep walkways perfect, and small height differences in a sidewalk are often treated as trivial. The size of the lip, the lighting and what was around it all matter.
I fell on a bus of The S. Do I have a case?
Maybe. A bus operator owes its passengers “the utmost care”, so a fall when the bus braked hard or pulled away before you sat down can be its responsibility. StanRTA is a public agency, so the shorter public-agency deadline above applies. A lawyer can find out which agency is responsible for a stop or shelter.
Do I have a case if I fell on City property?
Possibly. Under Government Code §835, the City can be responsible for a dangerous condition of its property if one of its own employees created the hazard, or if the City knew about it, or should have, in time to fix it. A written claim has to come first, within the deadline above.
Do you have an office in Modesto?
Yes. Our office is at 3509 Coffee Rd, Suite D8, Modesto, CA 95355. Come in if you like, or we'll come to you, at home or in the hospital. Call (800) 985-9565 any time, 24/7.
What does a slip and fall lawyer cost?
Nothing upfront. Your consultation is free, and no attorney's fees are owed unless we recover compensation for you. You may be responsible for case-related costs and expenses; we'll explain them before you sign.
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