Get the Help You Need to Recover the Financial Compensation You Deserve

Slip and falls can cause serious injuries. If you slipped and fell on commercial property in Florida, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries’ financial and non-financial costs. Our Florida injury lawyers handle slip and fall cases involving commercial properties statewide. If you have a claim, we can accurately calculate the compensation you are entitled to recover, and we can work to hold the commercial property owner accountable on your behalf.

This, of course, assumes that you contact us in time. When you have a slip and fall claim involving a commercial property, time is of the essence. You need to document the cause of your accident before the evidence disappears. When you contact us, our Florida injury lawyers will get to work immediately, and we will do everything we can to help ensure that you receive the full compensation you deserve.

Common Slip and Fall Risks at Businesses

Slip and falls on commercial property are common. This is because there are several common slip and fall risks at businesses. The following are all common causes of slip and fall injuries—and they can all provide grounds to file a premises liability claim against a business in Florida:

Recently Cleaned Floors

While businesses need to keep their floors clean, they also need to make sure that they do not create slip hazards for their customers. Recently cleaned floors can be extremely slippery, and they are a common cause of slip and falls on commercial property.

Sand and Gravel

Thin layers of sand and gravel on top of smooth walking surfaces can be extremely slippery as well. If you slipped and fell in a parking lot, on a sidewalk or boardwalk, or anywhere else that sand or gravel had been allowed to accumulate, you may have a claim for just compensation.

Spills and Puddles

Spills and puddles are among the most common causes of slip and falls on commercial property. From spilled drinks at restaurants and stadiums to puddles at marinas and resorts, it doesn’t take much to cause a serious accident that results in painful and debilitating injuries.

Slippery Walking Surfaces

While water, sand and gravel can make walking surfaces slippery, some walking surfaces are slippery on their own. Tiles, wood and resurfaced asphalt are three examples of walking surfaces that can be responsible for slip and falls, even in clear and calm conditions.

Unmarked Slip Hazards

Businesses in Florida have a duty to identify known slip hazards. As a result, if you slipped and fell on an unmarked hazard that was not open and obvious, you may have a clear claim for financial compensation.

Types of Businesses that Can Be Held Liable for Slip and Falls

All types of businesses can be held liable for slip and falls on their property under Florida law. At Searcy Denney, our Florida injury lawyers are available to help accident victims seek just compensation from businesses including (but not limited to):

• Amusement parks
• Automotive dealerships and repair shops
• Bars, restaurants, coffee shops and nightclubs
• Doctor’s offices, dentists’ offices, pharmacies, hospitals and clinics
• Gyms and fitness centers
• Hotels, motels and resorts
• Marinas
• Retail stores (including grocery stores, clothing stores, electronics stores and home improvement stores)
• Sports and entertainment venues

Whether you are a full-time Florida resident, a snowbird or a vacationer, we can handle your claim for you from start to finish. We can gather the evidence needed to prove that the business is liable, we can calculate your financial and non-financial losses, and we can fight to recover just compensation on your behalf. In many cases, these efforts will result in an out-of-court settlement. But, we also take our clients’ cases to court when necessary, and we will do whatever it takes to make sure you have the financial resources you need for the future.

Documenting Your Commercial Slip and Fall Claim

While our lawyers will handle your slip and fall claim for you, there are some preliminary steps that you need to take so that we can seek just compensation on your behalf. This includes documenting your slip and fall claim as thoroughly as possible. With this in mind, we strongly encourage you to:

• Record as many details as you can remember about your slip and fall. What caused you to slip? How did you fall? What part (or parts) of your body did you hit when you fell? Was anyone else there to witness what happened? These could all be key details for asserting your legal rights.
• Keep any photos or videos you have on your phone. This includes not only any photos or videos you took after your fall, but any photos or videos you took before your fall as well. These could be essential for proving that you were on the commercial property at the time of your accident.
• Collect your medical records, bills and receipts. As you receive copies of your medical records, be sure to keep them to share with our lawyers. The same goes for your medical bills and receipts for any payments you make out of pocket. These are all costs that you may be entitled to recover.
• Collect your employment records. If you miss time from work due to your slip and fall accident, collect your employment records showing the hours or days that you were off of the job. Our lawyers will be able to seek just compensation for your loss of income and benefits as well.
• Document your injuries’ other effects on your life. If you have a claim for a slip and fall on commercial property, you are entitled to just compensation for your non-financial losses as well. If you keep track of your daily pain levels and the other day-to-day consequences of your injuries, this will help our lawyers seek the full compensation you deserve.

Contact the Florida Injury Lawyers at Searcy Denney

Were you injured in a slip and fall accident at a commercial property in Florida? If so, we encourage you to contact us for a free consultation about your legal rights. To speak with one of our experienced Florida injury lawyers in confidence, give us a call at 800-780-8607 or tell us how we can reach you online today.