Injured in a Slip and Fall Accident? Get the Help You Need from an Experienced Florida Premises Liability Lawyer

Slip and fall accidents in restaurants and bars can leave victims with painful injuries and expensive medical bills. In many cases, they can also force victims to miss time from work, and they can lead to various other financial and non-financial losses as well. If you are facing losses after a slip and fall accident in a restaurant or bar, you should speak with a Florida premises liability lawyer promptly.

Why? Because restaurants, bars and other businesses can be held liable for slip and fall accidents in many cases. Under Florida law, all businesses owe a duty to protect their patrons and guests. If the restaurant or bar where you slipped and fell breached this duty, a Florida slip and fall lawyer can fight to recover just compensation for your losses on your behalf.

Cases We Handle

Our lawyers handle cases against all types of restaurants, bars and other establishments across Florida. From failing to clean up spills to failing to rope off recently cleaned areas, and from inadequate lighting to inadequate maintenance, numerous issues can justify premises liability claims against these businesses under Florida law. If you believe that you may have a claim against any of the following, we encourage you to contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation about your legal rights:

• Bakeries
• Bars, breweries and pubs
• Buffets
• Cafés and bistros
• Coffee shops
• Fast food restaurants
• Fine dining restaurants
• Food trucks
• Nightclubs
• Sit-down restaurants

We handle slip and fall accident claims on behalf of victims, parents whose children have been injured, and family members whose aging loved ones have suffered serious injuries in falls. No matter what happened, if you have questions about your legal rights, a Florida premises liability lawyer at Searcy Denney can help you understand your legal rights and take appropriate legal action on your behalf.

Understanding Your Legal Rights After a Slip and Fall Accident at a Bar, Restaurant or Other Establishment

While fully understanding your legal rights requires an in-depth assessment of the facts of your case, there are some basics that it is important for you to know. If you have a slip and fall claim against a bar, restaurant or another establishment in Florida, your legal rights include:

1. The Right to Hold the Establishment Accountable

By inviting patrons and customers onto their premises, restaurants and bars assume a legal duty to protect these individuals from premises-related injuries. Not only must bars and restaurants promptly address any slip and fall hazards that are brought to their attention, but they must actively monitor their premises for potential slip and fall hazards as well. If a bar or restaurant should have known about the issue that caused you to slip and fall, this is enough to establish accountability under Florida law.

2. The Right to Just Compensation for Your Financial and Non-Financial Losses

When you have a slip and fall claim, you are entitled to just compensation for your financial and non-financial losses. This means that a Florida slip and fall lawyer can help you seek compensation for your:

• Medical bills and other out-of-pocket costs
• Loss of income and benefits (if your injuries prevent you from working)
• Pain and suffering, emotional trauma, and other non-financial losses

But, no matter how much you are entitled to recover, you only get one opportunity to take legal action. As a result, it is critical to ensure that you have a comprehensive understanding of the lifetime costs of your injuries. If you are dealing with serious fall-related injuries, you do not want to settle for less than you deserve.

3. The Right to Hire a Lawyer to Represent You

As the victim (or a family member of a victim) of a slip and fall accident in Florida, you have the right to hire a lawyer to represent you. You do not have to handle your situation on your own—and you should not do so. Protecting your legal rights is complicated, and you have too much at stake to take unnecessary risks. A Florida premises liability lawyer at Searcy Denney can work to hold the bar, restaurant or other establishment fully accountable at no out-of-pocket cost to you.

Understanding How a Florida Premises Liability Lawyer Can Help

When you have a slip and fall claim, there are many important reasons to hire an experienced Florida premises liability lawyer to represent you. Here are just some of the ways a lawyer at Searcy Denney can help:

1. Investigating and Documenting the Cause of Your Slip and Fall Accident

Proving your legal rights after a slip and fall accident requires evidence of what happened and why the restaurant or bar deserves to be held accountable. Your lawyer will be able to conduct a thorough investigation focused on gathering the evidence needed to prove your premises liability claim.

2. Calculating the Damages You Are Entitled to Recover

The financial and non-financial costs of fall-related injuries can be substantial. Your lawyer can use his or her experience to accurately calculate the damages you are entitled to recover. When dealing with a restaurant or bar’s insurance company, you do not want to let the insurance company decide how much you deserve.

3. Taking All Necessary Legal Action on Your Behalf

From negotiating with the restaurant or bar’s insurance company to taking your premises liability claim to court, your lawyer can take all necessary legal action on your behalf. While most successful premises liability claims settle, it is important to have a lawyer who is prepared to fight for your legal rights in court if necessary.

Discuss Your Case with a Florida Slip and Fall Lawyer for Free

Do you need to know more about filing a premises liability claim against a bar, restaurant or another establishment in Florida? To speak with a Florida slip and fall lawyer at Searcy Denney about your case for free, call 800-780-8607 or contact us online today.