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According to our Slip and Fall Injuries Attorney, Business owners are under a duty and hold responsibility to maintain property in safe condition, to conduct reasonable inspections and take reasonable precautions to protect people on their property. If they fail, and you are injured, you may have a slip and fall/premises liability claim. If you slipped and fell on a wet floor, had an improperly stocked item fall on you while shopping, the store may be responsible for medical bills and pain and suffering.

Our Slip and Fall Injuries Attorney has regularly led cases, where injury was caused on someone else's property, due to a slip and fall, a trip and fall or some other fall down claim. These are some of the most difficult cases to prove, in Florida. They require experienced professionals, including a Slip and Fall Injuries Attorney, and engineering experts who will examine the location of the fall, to determine if a violation of Building Codes exists.

Our Slip and Fall Injuries Attorney will tell you, that some other negligent condition may have caused, or contributed to your fall. Remember: just because you fell on someone else's property doesn't mean that they are automatically responsible for paying your medical bills and other expenses. You must prove that they did something wrong. That they failed to do something which they should have done. You cannot manage such a complicated matter competently; you will fail if you try.

Our Slip and Fall Injuries Attorney is fully up-to-date with the fact that, in April 2010, the Governor of Florida signed a bill into law that changed the way lawyers handle certain types of slip and fall / fall down cases. If the fall was due to a foreign substance on the floor, the person who fell now has the burden of proving that the foreign substance was there for a long enough period of time that the property owner knew or should have known it was there. This becomes a difficult burden to prove if the item is water that could have just been spilled seconds before you arrived at that location.

In these difficult situations, it is necessary to hire an experienced Slip and Fall Injuries Attorney, who has settled and gone through a Jury Trial on a Premises Liability case such as a slip and fall or a fall down. I have personally handled hundreds of these cases over the years and have recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in jury verdicts on fall down cases. Fewer Attorneys go to trial and win these cases. Most cases settle for less than their full value, because the Attorney either does not want to go to trial, or does not have the capacity for Jury Trial, so as to obtain a full verdict, on your behalf.

Some of the scenarios which could give rise to a slip and fall/fall down premises liability claim include the following:

a. Rugs/Mats: these cases arise when a mat or rug is not in its proper location, or when the rugs/mats that are in active use become tangled, folded over or otherwise create a tripping hazard.

b. Unleveled / uneven sidewalks or walkways: this is a common cause of falls and is an area that
can easily be tested and documented by professional witnesses. Building codes often govern this area. Sometimes locating the correct party is difficult. A walkway in a common area may cause a claim to be brought, not
just against the property owner, but against the builder or possibly the city, state or county government where the fall occurred as well.

c. Foreign substances on the floor: a liquid spill, a slow leak from a container, a leak from a freezer, water tracked into a store on a rainy day, etc. In these situations, you need an experienced lawyer who recognizes the type of case and understands that it is you, the person that fell, that has to prove how long the item was on the floor. This is a difficult task but one which I have been handling for over twenty years. You should avoid giving details of the incident – other than reporting the injury – until you hire a lawyer and have that lawyer with you when you give a statement to anyone.

d. Pot Holes: These types of falls are tricky under Florida Law because you have the burden of watching where you are walking and a condition that is “open and obvious” could prevent you from obtaining any recovery. You need to talk to an experienced lawyer right after such a fall, before you give a statement, because you need to establish what conditions or circumstances prevented you from observing what may be considered to be an open and obvious condition such as a pot hole, a large crack in a sidewalk, etc.

e. Rails and Ramps: sometimes a handrail is not secured to the wall properly and is so loose that it causes or
contributes to a fall – or at least doesn't stop a preventable fall from occurring. Sometimes, the rail is missing and in violation of building codes. Ramps are also required to be at a certain pitch, and are required to comply with building codes and other specifications governing construction of a ramp or rail. Hiring a professional who can conduct tests to determine conditions of the rails or ramps is necessary to explore all possible code violations in your case.

f. Slippery floors: slipping and falling can be caused by slippery floors without foreign substances. This can be caused by excessive wax – typically in a large food store like Publix or Winn-Dixie – where they regularly hire a cleaning company to wax their floors. If the fall was on a slippery floor, you should call me right away because I can hire a professional who can perform a simple test to determine the slipperiness of the floor. This test is called a slip friction coefficient test. It involves sliding a device across the floor which registers a reading of “slipperiness.” If you hire the right lawyer, these tests will be performed for your case.

With a Slip and Fall or Trip and Fall case, or if you get injured on someone else's property,
there are a few things you should know before you call a lawyer:

1.) Immediately determine what caused you to fall and report the accident to premises management and/or their security professionals. If you do not know what caused you to fall, chances are you will not be able to pursue a claim.

2.) Ask for a copy of their accident report. If they refuse, make a note of who took the report. Do not sign an accident report unless they agree to provide you with a copy.

3.) You will need to document your injuries; so ask management to call EMS or an ambulance.

4.) Once you have left the premises, do not speak to anyone before you consult an attorney. Do not allow your
conversations to be tape-recorded.

5.) Keep your shoes and clothing as evidence.

6.) Offer the name and telephone number of your attorney to the establishment or facility, as well as anyone else who calls you later on about your incident.

7.) Contact our office as soon as possible. The call is free, and there are no out-of-pocket expenses if you choose to have us represent you.

8.) If needed, a doctor will be recommended who will treat you and bill your insurance company or wait to get paid at the conclusion of the case.

If you need immediate assistance from a lawyer that you can reach 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, call the Law Office of Robert E Gluck, P.A. right now. All of Robert’s clients receive his cell phone number so that they can reach him when they need him. Call or Contact our office with any questions you may have now at 954.583.8999.

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