Central Florida Slip and Fall Injury Attorney
The legal term premises liability refers to cases in which an injured person can prove that the owner of a property is responsible for injuries resulting from an accident that occurred on their property. Premises liability accidents are often referred to as "slip and fall" accidents, but, in reality, can be much more serious that that familiar name implies. Premises liability injuries include serious head and spinal cord injuries from falling store products, parking lot auto accidents resulting in serious injuries to pedestrians, and injuries from assault made possible by negligent security. To recover compensation for a premises liability injury or wrongful death claim in Florida, your attorney will need to prove that the property owner (or management) was aware of the hazardous environment and failed to act in a timely manner to remove it or otherwise protect the safety of customers or invited visitors using the property.
No lawyer fees unless you recover compensation for your claim
Free consultation about your premises liability injury or wrongful death case
Valenzuela & Stern, P.A., in Tampa, Florida, has been helping injury victims of premises liability negligence recover money for their serious injuries for more than 20 years. We have served as lead counsel on many significant slip and fall injury lawsuits, including litigation involving unsafe stairs, slippery floors, retail store accidents and construction site work injuries. We focus entirely on providing effective representation for the victims of negligence.
We handle premises liability injury and wrongful death cases such as:
- Negligent security
- Slippery floor, falling products, store accidents
- Parks and recreation accidents
- Parking lot pedestrian accidents
- Unsafe stairs, stairwell accidents
- Uneven pavement
- Sidewalk injuries
- Improper warnings about dangerous holes
How do you know if you have a premises liability case? cases
Premises liability cases arise from injuries occurring in residential and commercial buildings, shopping centers and parking facilities, hotels and casinos, amusement parks, airports, healthcare facilities, swimming pools, nightclubs and bars, and also universities and public schools. The general rule of law is that the owner or operator of the premises has a duty to keep the premises in reasonably safe condition or at least warn customers of a dangerous condition which the owner or operator caused, knows about, or should know about.
Representative premises liability cases
Contact us to discuss how Florida premises liability laws will impact your prospective case. Attorney Henry Valenzuela is a Florida Board-Certified Civil Trial Specialist and our firm has received the AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell.* We look forward to offering you a free consultation about your case.
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