Slip and Fall Accident Claims Limited by Florida Law

Slip and Fall Accident Liability Slip and fall accidents occur often in public places. The owners of stores, restaurants, malls, and other public places have a legal duty to maintain their facilities in a safe condition. In other words, businesses are legally obligated to protect their patrons from having accident on their premises. Thus, businesses are required to keep their premises safe and warn the public of any unsafe conditions. Failing to maintain a premises safe and warn of dangerous conditions is a breach of that duty. As a result, you have a claim for personal injury if a...

Anatomy of Personal Injury Claims

Jeffrey Berman

We like to educate our clients on the legal concepts upon which their personal injury claims are based. Personal injury claims usually include a claim for negligence. To win personal injury claims for negligence there are three elements you must prove, duty, breach, and causation of damages. You can read about how to prove these elements below. Review our personal injury page to learn more about the types of personal injury claims we handle. If you suffered personal injury in an accident you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. You should consult with a Miami personal injury lawyer....

Negligent Security Claims Help Crime Victims

Jeffrey Berman

Property owners and businesses must maintain their facilities in a safe condition in order to deter criminal activity on their property. They are required to protect the public from suffering personal injury as the result of criminal activity. Negligent security arises when a property owner or business operator neglect their patron’s safety by failing to have adequate security measures on their property. Negligent security resulting in criminal attacks against patrons of public places occur in South Florida with more frequency than we would like to think. Unfortunately, violent criminal attacks such as robbery, assault, sexual assault, and murder occur too often at South Florida shopping...

What to do in case of a Slip and Fall or Trip and Fall Accident

Jeffrey Berman

The owners and operators of stores, restaurants, malls, and other public places are legally obligated to maintain their facilities in a safe condition and protect the public from having a slip and fall or trip and fall accident and suffering personal injury. If they fail to protect you from an accident you may have a claim for personal injury, and you may be entitled to recover money for your medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Slip and fall and trip and fall accidents are a common occurrence in public places. If you are involved in a slip and fall...