Do You Need a Slip & Fall Attorney?

If you or someone you know has been injured as a result of a slip and fall accident, learn your legal rights from a slip and fall attorney.

Slip and fall accidents typically occur when someone slips, trips, or falls as a result of a substance on the floor, an uneven walking area, a poorly lit area, or a combination of all of these conditions. To know your rights you should consult with a slip and fall attorney.

In Florida, property owners have the legal duty to keep their premises in a reasonably safe condition. The Law Office of Kerri C. Smith will investigate and evaluate your case with the goal of obtaining for you the maximum potential recovery.

 

 

What Situations Are Considered A Slip & Fall or Trip & Fall Accident?

The following are common examples of slip and fall accidents which may be compensable:

1. In the grocery store, a customer is shopping and while looking ahead of himself at the shelves, he slips on a grape which looks like it had been there a while. It seems nobody at the store bothered to clean it up. In Florida, property owners are only responsible for dangerous conditions which they knew or should have known about. If the dangerous condition appeared to have been there for a while, that might be used as evidence to show the property owner should have known about it and should have cleaned it up.
2. A customer is at a restaurant, and as he walks in, he trips on a step-down which he didn’t see because it was dark inside the restaurant. Unfortunately, nobody bothered to warn him it was there. In Florida, a property owner is only responsible for dangerous conditions which are not “open and obvious,” so if there were no warnings of the step-down and it was not obvious, the property owner may be responsible.
3. While walking in a store, one of the salespersons improperly stacks heavy boxes on the shelf, and one of the boxes falls on a customer causing him injuries. In Florida, property owners are liable for dangerous conditions which they create.
4. If you are involved in a slip and fall or trip and fall, contact the Law Office of Kerri C. Smith, P.A., a law firm that  focuses its practice on helping individuals who were hurt because of slip and falls and trip and falls.

Tips For Proper Slip & Fall Case Documentation

After a slip and fall accident, it is important to consider the following tips to properly document the accident before seeing a slip and fall attorney:

• First and foremost, get the medical attention you need.
• If an Incident Report is filled out, ask for a copy.
• Pay attention to what caused you to fall, was it water or some other substance? Where did it appear to come from? Did it look like it had been there for a while but nobody bothered to clean it up? Was it concealed?
• Get names of the property owners or managers.
• Write names of witnesses.
• Take good pictures of scene and your injuries.
• Save your shoes and clothing.
• Do not give recorded statements to insurance adjusters.

Contact Me Today!

If you or someone you know has suffered personal injuries as a result of a slip and fall accident, contact the Law Office of Kerri C. Smith, P.A. We are available 9-5 p.m., Monday through Friday at 561-981-6234.

 

The information on this website is for general information purposes only and is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship. Nothing on this site should be construed as legal advice for any individual case or situation.