Retail centers pose serious risks for slip and fall accidents due to heavy foot traffic, spills in food courts, and poorly maintained spaces, like construction areas, when adding new stores or redesigning existing layouts. If you slip and fall in a Florida shopping center or mall, you may be entitled to recover damages due to injuries, such as medical bills and income losses. You'll need an experienced Florida premises liability lawyer to help navigate insurance claims and litigate civil lawsuits. Call Holliday Karatinos Law Firm at (866) 597-0009 to discuss your best options before taking legal action to recover compensation for your financial and intangible losses.
Why Choose Holliday Karatinos Law Firm to Represent Your Florida Slip and Fall?
Our legal team is committed to serving the greater Tampa Bay area. We offer free case evaluations and work within contingent fee arrangements, so you owe nothing upfront or out-of-pocket. Our mission is to provide legal services to anyone in need of them. You shouldn't be worried about how to pay for a slip and fall lawyer on top of navigating impending healthcare costs and enduring pain and suffering from a slip and fall that wasn't your fault. Prioritize your recovery and trust Holliday Karatinos Law Firm to establish liability and prove negligence so you don’t have to.
Free Case Evaluations
During your free case evaluation, our Florida slip and fall lawyers will listen to the specifics of your case before determining a strategy for recovering compensation for your damages. We will identify case strengths and weaknesses and take appropriate action. During our initial meeting, you should come prepared with any questions you may have about the claims process or your case. Bring evidence, including incident reports and photos of your injuries immediately following your slip and fall. Medical bills and documents demonstrating other financial losses are also relevant for your consultation.
Experience With Florida Slip and Fall Cases
Our lawyers are experienced with Florida slip and fall cases, as premises liability is a primary practice area at Holliday Karatinos Law Firm. You need a personal injury attorney who knows the ins and outs of these claims and litigation processes. We've helped Florida residents secure settlements for slip and falls in shopping centers and malls, parking lots, and other public and private properties. Schedule a free case evaluation to explore your right to compensation.
Establishing Liability and Proving Negligence
Liability can be complex in slip and fall accidents in shopping centers and malls. It may involve multiple liable parties and requires your premises liability lawyer to establish the four elements of negligence: duty of care, breach of duty, causation, and damages. Essentially, they need to prove to insurance companies or judges and juries that:
- The liable party owed you the reasonable duty of keeping the shopping center or mall safe for your shopping
- The liable party breached the duty by creating or ignoring a hazardous condition
- The breach of duty is directly responsible for your slip and fall and subsequent injuries
- You slip and fall caused actual damages, such as medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering
In Florida, the owner or operator is generally liable for damages caused by slips and falls in shopping centers and malls. However, other liable parties, including individual store owners or negligent contractors, can create a hazardous condition that causes your slip and fall. Our firm will investigate all possible parties before valuing the damages in your claim and sending our demand letter.
With offices in Brooksville, Lutz, Inverness, and Tampa, Holliday Karatinos Law Firm is dedicated to serving residents who sustain injuries and actual damages in a slip and fall accident. Consult our experienced Florida premises liability attorneys to discuss the details of your Florida slip and fall in shopping centers and malls.
Causes of Slip and Fall in Shopping Centers and Malls
A hazardous condition must exist to file a slip and fall claim or lawsuit for compensation. Wet floors are among the biggest causes of slip and falls in shopping centers and malls. With heavy and constant consumer traffic, spills from food and drinks happen frequently and can cause falls when not promptly and thoroughly cleaned. Wet floors can also happen in rainy weather conditions, with people leaving a trail of water behind them as they enter the shopping center or mall. Other common causes for a Florida slip and fall in shopping centers and malls include the following:
- Waxed floors
- Inadequate warning in hazardous areas (spills and mopped floors)
- Insufficient lighting near entrances and stairwells
- Overcrowded or cluttered walkways
- Faulty elevators and escalators
- Missing or broken handrails
- Torn or loose carpeting
- Uneven or cracked flooring
Slip and fall accidents can occur in shopping centers and malls when parking lot hazards aren't addressed. Examples of unsafe conditions that cause parking lot slip and fall accidents include uneven or cracked pavement, potholes, and ice and snow buildup. Poor lighting is another contributing factor. Our legal team will investigate and thoroughly document the hazardous condition that caused your slip and fall. We understand the value of obtaining this evidence quickly to prove negligence and maximize claims.
How Much Is a Slip and Fall in Shopping Centers and Malls Worth?
Depending on the severity of your injuries and the length and costs of your medical treatment, a slip and fall in shopping centers and malls can lead to substantial settlements. It's impossible to provide an estimate without knowing the specifics of your case. However, damages our firm will evaluate when valuing claims include the following:
- Medical, surgical, and rehabilitation bills
- Future, ongoing, and long-term medical care
- Lost income
- Diminished earning capacity or future earnings
- Property damages
- Pain and suffering
- Household services
- Loss of consortium (companionship and intimacy)
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Wrongful death
Remember to bring copies of receipts and other documents proving monetary losses. These are your calculable economic damages. Our lawyers will ensure all of them are totaled before using them to help determine a monetary value for your non-economic damages, like pain and suffering and a loss of consortium.
Trust Our Experienced Slip and Fall Lawyers to Handle Your Case
Schedule a free case evaluation with a trusted Holliday Karatinos Law Firm slip and fall attorney in Florida. We proudly serve the greater Tampa Bay area. Contact our office at (866) 597-0009 to get started on your slip and fall case today.