A Miami jury split the fault in a Miami premises liability personal injury case involving a shopping cart. The plaintiff claimed Home Depot was negligent because it allowed a threshold to exist which caught a shopping cart the plaintiff was pushing. When the cart got stuck, it jerked back and…
You have to take the stairs. You have no option. The stairs are damaged and you try your best. You fall and you are seriously injured. You aren’t sure what happened or even why. You just know that you are really hurt and don’t know what to do. Is the…
If you slip and fall at Publix, Target, Walmart or most large retailers, chances are your fall was videotaped by a store surveillance system. You probably think this is a good thing because then everyone can see what happened. Not so fast. Most major retailers have closed circuit video…
If something fell on you, and you got hurt, it might be hard to prove someone else’s negligence caused that problem. For example, maybe someone stocked a shelf and then left an item really close to the edge, too close. Then, when someone lightly bumped the shelf, it fell on…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, every year, slip and fall injuries cost Americans close to $34 billion for medical and hospital expenses. Older adults are more prone to the most serious injuries resulting from slip and falls, though individuals at any age can suffer broken bones, head trauma,…
Slip and fall cases are hard. And, summary judgment is very difficult at times to avoid. This is due to the relatively new statutes. But if the Court lets defendant’s argue evidence that was not filed, well that makes it even more difficult. Recently, the Fourth DCA corrected a trial…
Young woman falling on wet floor Ever wonder how to win your Miami slip and fall injury case? The law in years past has vacillated in slip and fall cases in business establishments involving water or other similar transitory substances. For the past several years, actual or constructive notice has…
The law in years past has vacillated in slip and fall cases in business establishments involving water or other similary transitory substances. For the past several years, actual or constructive notice has been the requirement. And, in a recent case, the Third District Court of Appeals dismissed a Plaintiff’s claim…
A recent study shows that bedrails might cause more deaths and injuries than they prevent. According to a Miami Herald article, the problem is that bedrail designs are not regulated whatsoever. After elderly or mentally impaired people fall out of their beds, care facilities and doctors advise that their families…
June 25, 2013, Miami, FL- When a hundreds of die-hard Miami Heat fans gathered at the Shucker’s Bar and Grill on Biscayne Bay June 14th to watch their favorite team duke it out with San Antonio Spurs for a NBA title, they had no idea that they were in danger.…