South Florida Slip And Fall Lawyers

Slip and fall and trip and fall cases are a form of premises liability law. They can occur on someone’s property due to the owner’s negligence in maintaining or repairing dangerous areas of the property. Uneven walkways, large potholes, impermissibly steep ramps, spills on the floor and poorly lit stairwells are all examples of conditions that can cause a trip and fall or slip and fall. If you or a loved one has been injured because a property owner has failed to perform repairs or preventative maintenance in a timely manner, has failed to put up a sign warning of a potential danger or has failed to properly inspect his property for potentially hazardous situations or conditions, a personal injury claim against the property owner may be pursued in order to receive just compensation for the injuries you or your loved one have suffered.

Slip & fall accidents can happen anywhere and at anytime and can often cause complicated injuries. Airports, hotels, restaurants, grocery stores and shopping centers are just a few examples of some of the locations in which these accidents can occur. In addition, we see more and more slip and fall and trip and fall accidents at South Florida’s “big box” warehouse-style stores, such as Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, Publix and Home Depot. Rosen & Rosen has successfully taken on big box stores, smaller local stores and a wide array of property owners for their negligence in failing to exercise reasonable care when it has resulted in injuries to innocent customers in their stores or guests on their property. Negligent property owners should be held accountable for the injuries that they cause. Rosen & Rosen will carefully investigate your slip and fall accident to determine if you are entitled to compensation for your injuries.

A property owner’s negligence can be due to their:

• failure to maintain the premises
• failure to inspect
• failure to repair
• failure to warn
• failure to have or act upon a mode of operation

A home, business or other property can have any number of unsafe conditions. Some conditions that may lead to a slip and fall personal injury claim are:

• Slippery or wet floors
• Uneven or broken sidewalks
• Broken or improperly constructed stairs
• Stairwells or hallways with inadequate lighting
• Loose hand rails
• Improperly aligned elevators
• Escalators
• Missing warning signs
• Swimming pool safety neglect
• Uneven pool decks
• Buildings with entrances and exits that do not have handicapped access
• Improperly designed or maintained parking lots or sidewalk ramps

Retail stores, restaurants, hotels and other operations where the public is invited to visit are required to maintain their property in a safe manner and to inspect, repair and warn people of dangerous conditions. These establishments are responsible for making sure that adequate safety measures and protocols are in place to prevent accidents. As a Rosen & Rosen client, you can rest assured that our slip and fall lawyers will work hard to fight for your rights and make certain that you receive the most proficient and vigilant legal representation available. We are committed to helping improve the lives of our personal injury clients and their families by recovering for them the maximum amount of benefits attainable. Our primary focus is on serving our clients by providing comprehensive representation and the utmost in individualized service.

Some injuries that can commonly result from a slip and fall accidents include but are not limited to:

• Back, neck and spinal cord
• Head, skull and brain
• Shoulder, knees and elbow
• Fractures and broken bones, such as hips, arms, ankles, tailbones
• Ligament and tendon damage
• Bruising, lacerations and other scarring

Rosen & Rosen has a proven track record of obtaining highly favorable results for our clients when it comes to even the most difficult of slip and fall cases. The firm has obtained large jury verdicts against Bloomingdale’s, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Winn-Dixie, Publix and many others.

One of our many noteworthy slip and fall results was achieved when Ronald and Evan Rosen successfully litigated a slip and fall case against Wal-Mart in which the jury returned a verdict in excess of $1.3 million. The verdict was the seventh largest jury verdict in Broward County that year. The case against Wal-Mart involved a 30-year old woman who slipped and fell backwards on liquid body soap that had been spilled on the tile floor. She hit her head on shelving which caused a rotary dislocation of the top two vertebrae in her neck. Our client needed surgery; however, she was able to ultimately return to living a normal and productive life. Ronald and Evan established and the jury concluded that the store was negligent for not cleaning up the liquid body soap spill and for not keeping the store in a safe condition.

While stores do not have the duty to constantly monitor and maintain their premises, they do have a duty to keep their premises in a safe and clean manner. This includes a duty to clean a spill or fix an unsafe condition within a reasonable time period after they knew or should have known about it. Also, stores have an obligation to follow their own maintenance protocols for cleaning a store, should they have one in place. Some other conditions that commonly occur and can lead to a slip and fall injuries are:

• Stores improperly packing inventory on shelving which can cause a spill
• An employee or store policy can create an unsafe condition by performing or failing to perform a certain task
• A store not properly cleaning up after another patron has spilled a slippery substance on the floor
• A store not properly warning its patrons after someone has spilled a slippery substance on the floor
• A store not properly warning its patrons after cleaning their floors

Working with a competent and experienced personal injury law firm that is thoroughly familiar with the mechanics of slip and fall accidents and how they correlate to personal injury claims and the laws in Florida is an absolute must in order you to be duly compensated for your injuries. At Rosen & Rosen, if we cannot secure a just settlement for you out of court, we will formulate a hard-hitting strategy for trial and aggressively litigate your case to ensure that the responsible party is held accountable for their negligence. The slip and fall attorneys at Rosen & Rosen have successfully represented many clients who have been injured when property owners have failed to keep their premises safe. We have helped clients obtain money for medical care, lost wages and other damages — and we can help you.

Have You or a Loved One Suffered From a Slip and Fall Injury?

If you or a loved one has been injured as the result of a slip and fall injury, it is essential that you take the first step towards being adequately protected and properly compensated. Consult with an experienced premises liability law firm like Rosen & Rosen before you speak to any insurance company representatives or investigators hired by the defendant. Insurance carriers will make every attempt possible to minimize their costs and deny you the compensation to which you are lawfully entitled. They will unquestionably, at some point during your claim, offer an unreasonably low settlement, one that represents their best interests and not yours.

Hiring a knowledgeable and experienced slip and fall attorney will allow you to focus on healing and getting your life back. While you heal, the professionals at Rosen & Rosen will handle the legal and technical aspects of your case. The slip and fall injury team of lawyers and staff of Rosen & Rosen have been successfully litigating personal injury cases for over 40 years; let us serve you!

To find out if you have a case, call the personal injury lawyers of Rosen & Rosen today at (954) 981-1852, or contact us online for a free consultation. We provide a full range of personal injury legal services to clients in all areas of South Florida, including, but not limited to Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Aventura, Hallandale, Ft. Lauderdale, North Miami Beach, Miami, Sunny Isles, Cooper City, Dania Beach, Broward County, Dade County, and Palm Beach County.