Parades, more common when the sun is out and the weather is great, are as American as Apple pie and something that occurs multiple times every single year in just about any large American city or town. From thanksgiving parades to cultural parades celebrating our hometown heroes to the police force and even ethnic and sexuality parades, these celebrations are a dime a dozen. Colorful floats glide by with happy dancers and loud music, celebrating the essence of Americana as the crowd cheers on.

However, a parade can quickly turn into a chaotic affair should something that was meant to be safe malfunction and lead to severe injuries such as stampedes due to the lack of security, float components coming undone and falling on standers-by, and even shootings by odious society members who take advantage of these events to carry out their heinous deeds. 

To the average parade goer, these injuries may seem to arise out of simple freak accidents or even bad luck or being at the wrong place at the wrong time. However, when it comes to the law and injuries, there is always the element of negligence and the breach of something called duty of care, which is the proximate cause of the former.

To this end, whether you slipped and fell while attending a parade, got hit by another reveler, had something fall on you, or failed to get protected by adequate security leading to injuries due to a stampede, you may be able to file a legal claim in order to recover compensation – read on to find out just exactly how we can help you with this. 

Are you looking for the best injury attorney? Please call us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation. The experienced injury lawyers at McCready Law bring to the table over 90 YEARS where we’ve helped tens of thousands of injured Americans from all walks of life across the country recover compensation after getting injured by another individual or corporate or industrial entity.

Over the decades, we’ve been able to recover over $160 million and counting in compensation for our clients, and this has been achieved via the application of certain legal practices such as personally handling all claims as experienced attorneys and no delegating the work to inexperienced legal assistants or paralegals, a practice that is common in most law firms that often jeopardizes cases.

Next, we usually engage highly skilled and renowned experts in the medical, forensic science and accounting fields to ensure each case has a considerable amount of compelling evidence demonstrating causation and negligence, and that all damages are comprehensively quantified in order to recover maximum compensation for our clients. 

On top of running a bilingual firm (hablamos Español), we also have nationwide reach thanks to referral relationships with trusted national law firms and attorneys. Lastly, we take on all claims on contingency fee basis, which simply means that there are ZERO UPFRONT FEES for the duration of the processing of the claim, as we only levy our fees at the end of the suit, and only if we’ve recovered compensation on your behalf.

If you or your loved one was involved in car accident that wasn’t your or their fault, slipped and fell outside a store or work, got injured at a construction or oil rig site, got physically, sexually or emotionally abused at a daycare center or nursing home, or got injured in any other way you feel was due to negligence, please reach out to us NOW at (314) 481-63338 to learn more about your legal options for justice and compensation – our intake team is standing by. 

Parade Injuries – How Do They Happen?

Here are some of the ways in which you may get injured at parades:

1. Unsecured floats or decorative elements where banners, lighting rigs and even heavy props aren’t properly anchored collapse and swing into the crowd, leading to bystanders getting struck in the head or back leading to fractures, laceration, traumatic brain injuries and more 
2. The presence of wet or uneven walking surfaces due to rain or condensation from nearby food trucks and even poor or nonexistence maintenance by the city council may cause you to slip and fall, ending up in a multitude of severe injuries 
3. Crowd surges and block egress, compounded by narrow sidewalks as well as blocked or barricaded entry points and even lack of signage such as ENTRY and EXIT may force you and other spectators into tight spaces, leading to panic when someone pushed the crowd from behind, resulting in stampedes and ending in broken bones, sprains and worse 

The concept of cause and effect as well as duty of care applies in almost all injuries. Over 90 perent of all injuries globally either occur from negligent action or inaction on the part of an individual. 

To this end, the following may be potentially liable parties in parade-related injuries:

1. The parade organizer whose primary responsibility is to ensure overall route safety, effective crowd control as well as making sure that the floats, performers and vendors are in compliance with municipal safety regulations 
2. Municipal or the State Agency responsible for issuing permits are obligated to ensure that the parade route meets safety standards and that traffic is appropriately diverted and that there is a clear emergency access path for all to use if need be. 
3. The company or individual who constructs, designs or owns the float that caused your injury can also be held liable if it is discovered that structural deficiencies lead to your injuries 
4. Any third-party service providers who are hired for sound, lighting, staging or cleaning services may also be held liable if it is discovered that they neglected proper safety protocols such as not cleaning up spills in a reasonably prompt manner, failing to secure cables and so on. 

Best Countrywide Injury Attorneys — Call Us Today!

If you got injured at a parade, be it Thanksgiving or Fourth of July or any other local parade in your town or city, McCready Law has your back — simply give us a call NOW at (314) 481-63338 so we can speak with one of our experienced and attentive injury attorneys regardless of where you are in the country. Remember, the call is 100 % FREE, and there is no legal obligation and nothing to sign. Thank you for considering McCready Law; we look forward to helping you get the justice and compensation you deserve.