Slipping and falling is not only humiliating, it can also be extremely dangerous and sometimes preventable. If you happen to slip and fall in a business, make sure to take the following steps:
- First, seek medical attention. Even if you don't feel hurt, injuries can present themselves later. Get an evaluation and make documentation. Follow up with your medical practitioner a few days after as well.
- Take pictures of the environment where the fall occurred. Even a seemingly minute detail can be important.
- Procure witnesses. Get the information of those who saw it happen. Other shoppers, employees, etc.
- Contact the office of DeCarlis & Sawyer. We will compile your documented information and seek the maximum reward for your injuries.Time is of the essence in these types of cases.
Below are the Florida laws regarding slip and fall. They are clear and concise:
"768.0755 Premises liability for transitory foreign substances in a business establishment.-
1) If a person slips and falls on a transitory foreign substance in a business establishment, the injured person must prove that the business establishment had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition and should have taken action to remedy it. Constructive knowledge may be proven by circumstantial evidence showing that:
(a) The dangerous condition existed for such a length of time that, in the exercise of ordinary care, the business establishment should have known of the condition; or
(b) The condition occurred with regularity and was therefore foreseeable.
(2) This section does not affect any common-law duty of care owed by a person or entity in possession or control of a business premises."
If you or a loved one has been injured in a slip and fall accident, contact the Gainesville Personal Injury Lawyers of DeCarlis & Sawyer at 352-371-3838 or at
decarlisandsawyer.com.
