Slip and fall accidents in parking lots can lead to severe injuries, lengthy recovery, life-altering changes, and substantial compensatory damages. If you sustained injuries and damages, such as medical expenses and pain and suffering, you need an experienced premises liability lawyer to represent your slip and fall claim or lawsuit. Contact Holliday Karatinos Law Firm to lay out the specifics of your case. We care and will fight for your right to seek monetary justice for your financial damages and intangible losses.
Why Choose Holliday Karatinos Law Firm for Your Slip and Fall?
Our legal team understands premises liability law and has significant experience securing settlements in slip and fall cases. Whether through insurance claims or civil lawsuits, Holliday Karatinos Law Firm is qualified to take appropriate legal action to obtain compensation for your injuries and damages. We offer free consultations and case strategy, ensure accurate documentation of your slip and fall, and investigate and establish liability—necessary for winning Florida slip and fall in parking lot cases.
Free Consultations and Case Strategy
We value our clients' confidentiality and provide free consultations for slip and fall accident victims seeking legal advice on how to proceed with their cases. Anything you disclose during our consultation is kept confidential. During our initial meeting, we will listen intently as you explain the circumstances of your parking lot slip and fall. After identifying case strengths and potential obstacles, we can prepare a strategy to overcome them to secure a substantial settlement for your claim.
Please bring whatever evidence you possess, such as the incident report, medical bills, medical records, and visual evidence of the hazardous condition and your injuries. The more evidence you present, the clearer the idea we have and the better we can answer your questions, especially regarding estimates of case worth. You should also bring witness contact information and statements you've gathered when applicable.
Accurate Documentation of Slip and Falls in Parking Lots
Documentation is key and includes detailed documentation of medical diagnoses, treatments, prescribed rehabilitation, medications, as well as the hazardous condition and scene of your slip and fall. Holliday Karatinos Law Firm will review medical records with medical professionals to ensure accurate documentation and identify and explain gaps in treatment when relevant. Our premises liability attorneys visit the scene and document the cause of your parking lot slip and fall. Common causes of slip and falls in parking lots that may constitute negligence include the following:
- Uneven surfaces and cracks in the pavement
- Large potholes
- Speed bumps
- Broken, crumbling, or uneven curbs
- Unsecured parking bollards (short posts)
- Ground holes (drainage grates, manholes, water meters)
- Concrete barriers
- Debris and trash
- Oil slicks
- Pooled water due to poor drainage
- Ice and snow that should have been promptly removed
Our legal team will photograph the hazardous condition that caused your Florida parking lot slip and fall, including the surrounding area. We will secure video footage from security cameras capturing the incident when available. Visual evidence can be compelling and provide clear evidence of negligence and liability.
Investigation and Establishment of Liability
Holliday Karatinos Law Firm is committed to thoroughly investigating slip and fall accidents in parking lots to ensure maximum compensation for our clients. After gathering and preserving evidence demonstrating negligence, we secure witness statements and testimonies that corroborate the physical evidence at the scene and in your medical records.
Parking lot slip and fall accidents can be challenging due to the issue of public versus private parking lots and complicated liability. Government entities are generally liable when slip and falls occur in public parking lots, such as municipal parking lots. Privately owned parking lots include commercially owned shopping centers and malls, businesses, and offices. In most private parking lot slip and fall cases, the property owner of a parking lot is liable.
Some circumstances render commercial tenants or third-party maintenance companies liable. Our lawyers comprehensively investigate and establish all parties of liability before valuing your claim and issuing demand letters for reasonable compensation.
With offices conveniently located in Tampa, Brooksville, Inverness, and Lutz, Holliday Karatinos Law Firm proudly serves Florida residents who suffer injuries and subsequent damages in slip and fall incidents. Speak to one of our experienced premises liability lawyers to determine a strategy for recovering compensation after a slip and fall in parking lots. Call our office at (866) 597-0009 to schedule your consultation.
We look forward to exploring our ability to help with your legal needs. Don't delay speaking to a reputable personal injury attorney. Florida statutes of limitations impose a two-year timeframe for filing a slip and fall claim or lawsuit.
Compensation for Florida Slip and Fall in Parking Lots
Depending on the severity of your injuries and their impact on your daily life, you can secure substantial compensation for your slip and fall. Our slip and fall attorneys will calculate your compensatory or actual damages—the economic and non-economic losses incurred from your parking lot slip and fall. The damages our firm will consider when valuing your claim are as follows:
- Medical Costs: All healthcare costs associated with your slip and fall in parking lots are recoverable economic damages. These can include emergency services, surgical care, medical evaluations, imaging, physical therapy, rehabilitation services, medications, and future and long-term medical care.
- Lost Earnings: We can use pay stubs and employer-lost income statements to verify income losses, such as earnings, overtime, sick and vacation pay, and healthcare and retirement benefits. If injuries prevent you from returning to work, we may work with vocational experts to calculate your future earnings.
- Pain and Suffering: Injured parties with pain and suffering may secure compensation for their non-pain and suffering. It's a non-economic damage that compensates for physical and chronic pain and emotional distress.
You may obtain compensation for injuries that cause permanent impairments or disability, including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and hearing or vision losses. It's essential that you keep daily journal entries detailing these symptoms to document their existence accurately and need to compensate for them.
Speak to an Experienced Florida Slip and Fall Lawyer Today
Speak to an experienced Florida slip and fall attorney at Holliday Karatinos Law Firm to discuss the circumstances of your parking lot slip and fall. We have likely handled cases similar to yours and can secure a settlement to reimburse financial losses and compensate for intangible ones. Schedule a free consultation to get started.