Premises Liability
Slip and Fall

A Fort Myers slip and fall is often more dangerous than it sounds, even when bracing for the fall as it is happening.

Unsafe property conditions can result in someone losing balance, resulting in a fall. This can result in broken bones, head injury, hip dislocation, spinal cord injury, or other serious, permanent, personal injury.

Consequences of Slip and Fall Injury

Florida Law • Ft Myers Slip and Fall

Florida law requires property owners, including homeowners, commercial property owners, retail stores, hotels, etc., to make sure their property is safe for invited visitors. This often requires reasonable inspection of the property, or premises, and when an unsafe condition is discovered, to clean it, repair it, or warn customers about it until it is corrected. A property owner cannot simply refuse to make reasonable inspection, as under Florida law, if a hazardous condition exists for an extended period, then the property owner may be charged with its knowledge.

Fort Myers Premises Liability

“Premises liability” is the term lawyers use to describe responsibility of the property owner for dangerous or unsafe property conditions.

The term “premises liability” also applies to those circumstances in which a property owner is responsible for putting in place reasonable security measures on commercial property (such as retail store parking lot, hotel, mall, plaza parking lot, etc.) where violent crime is likely. In these cases, a claim for “negligent security” may be made by the injury victim against the property owner.

Fort Myers Personal Injury Attorney

When property owners fail to provide a safe premises, and this failure results in personal injury, then the injury victim has the right pursue a claim against the property owner for damages, or compensation, for the injuries and losses.

As an experienced personal injury lawyer practicing in Fort Myers and throughout Southwest Florida, I can help. In a slip and fall lawsuit, you may recover money to pay for medical bills, prescription bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. This is the type of compensation available to the Florida slip and fall injured party.

At the Harris Law Firm, we proudly serve those who have suffered serious injury in a slip and fall Fort Myers, Ft. Myers slip and fall, and will seek to recover damages available under the law.

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