Blog Category - Slip And Fall

Oct

Alcohol or Drug Defense in Florida Personal Injury Claims

You’re enjoying a night out with friends and family at a bar. Over the course of the evening, you have a few drinks but don’t feel intoxicated. As the night winds down, you head to your car in the bar’s parking lot. While walking, you trip over a large pothole you didn’t notice...

Oct

Waiver of Liability in Your Rental Lease? Understand Your Rights in Florida

As you walk down the stairs of your apartment building, you slip and fall on a broken step. The hospital treats you for a fractured ankle that will need surgery to fully heal. You contact your landlord, who refers you to his attorney. You contact the attorney the next day. She te...

Oct

Homeowner’s Association Liability: Know Your Rights On HOA Property

Imagine this: It’s a beautiful day and you’re strolling towards the clubhouse in your private residential community in Florida. Suddenly, you trip over a raised area on the sidewalk. The excruciating pain in your right ankle and knee is immediate. Trying to stand, you collapse as...

Oct

Slip and Fall Video Evidence: What If the Business Fails to Preserve It?

Videos are crucial evidence in many personal injury cases, especially those involving slip and fall incidents. Imagine slipping and falling over a puddle of water in a store, with no wet floor sign nearby. You notice a surveillance camera directly above the area. Because of your...

Oct

Slip and Fall Incidents: Using Corporate Policies in South Florida

Slip and fall injuries occur much more frequently than people realize. The body twists or jerks into unnatural positions, resulting in serious injury. In the process, it tears muscles, tendons, ligaments, and connective tissues in the process. The injuries from slip and fall inci...

Oct

What Does “Open and Obvious” Mean and Why Does It Matter in Premises Liability Cases in Florida?

You are walking across a parking lot towards the grocery store, noticing a large hole that you always take great care to avoid, when your phone unexpectedly rings. You immediately fumble in your pocket to get it out and, the next thing you know, you are on the ground with a throb...

Oct

Trip and Fall: Who Is At Fault in a Florida?

If you have suffered a slip and fall or a trip and fall in Florida, you may not have the slightest idea who the right party to seek damages from for your injuries would be. An important concept to understand in premises liability cases like slip and fall or trip and fall scenario...

Oct

What Do I Do If I Am Injured at a Friend’s House?

Your neighbor is hosting friends from the neighborhood at her house for a girls’ evening with wine, when something unexpected happens. You get up from her couch, step on a toy one of her children left out, that she forgot to clean up before she put the kids to bed, and trip and f...

Oct

Who is Responsible If You Are Injured in a Slip and Fall in a parking lot?

You are walking from your car towards a grocery store in Broward County located in a large shopping center when you slip in a gigantic hole in the parking lot. Your foot gets caught, twisting it to the side, and you hear something snap. You immediately fall to the ground in angui...

Oct

What if I am Injured in an Airport in Florida?

Thanksgiving is typically the busiest travel week of the year, with Covid vaccination rates having gone up and new infection numbers down in many parts of the country, including in Florida, this will be true again, especially in airports. Several airlines have indicated they beli...

Oct

Who Is Responsible for An Exterior Sidewalk in a Florida Slip and Fall?

You are walking towards a branch of your bank, which is on the first floor of a commercial office building, to withdraw some cash when you stumble over a piece of broken pavement outside the front entrance. You trip, break your ankle, and also sustain injuries to the tendons and...

Oct

Preserving Security Camera Evidence in Slip and Fall Accidents

Slip and fall incidents often occur in grocery stores, retail stores and other types of businesses that may have surveillance or security systems in place. Although normally put in place in order to prevent theft, these systems and the videos they capture also can be key evidence...

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