Premises Liability

Most Florida residents don’t expect a routine trip to their local Wal-mart to turn into an injury accident. Unfortunately, that was what happened to one woman after she slipped and…

Many Florida residents enjoy shopping at their local Target store. One man, however, is no longer a fan after he was injured while shopping there. He suffered a slip-and fall-accident…

A slip-and-fall accident can happen to any Florida resident at any time and in any place. It doesn’t even have to involve a puddle of water or other liquid. Sometimes…

When Miami residents go out and enjoy a meal at a local restaurant, they don’t expect to suffer injuries. However, that was the case for a Texas woman who slipped…

Dangerous conditions can exist anywhere. Miami residents can suffer slip-and-fall incidents at any type of business – even at a jail. One woman slipped and fell at a Texas jail…

Many Florida residents have been a passenger in a boat or on a cruise ship and understand that while sailing on the water can be a fun experience, it can…

Miami business owners have so many things to worry about: profit, expenses, payroll, hiring and advertising, among many other things. Making enough money to earn a profit is a top…

Florida businesses take on a lot of responsibility when they allow guests to enter the premises. Although the majority of customers are generally mild-mannered and pleasant to deal with, some…

Florida business owners strive to keep their stores clean and presentable for customers and employees alike. However, slippery surfaces can pose safety concerns if passersby are not warned of the…

The last thing that a Florida shopper expects when they go shopping is to pick up an item at a store and get bitten by a bat. As humorous as…

Many Florida shoppers expect to purchase items that they want or need at their favorite stores and be on their way. However, that is not always the case. Sometimes accidents…

It’s August … that time of year when so many of us take breaks from our busy schedules to have fun with our families. Water amusement parks offer a great…

When a man recently bought three filing cabinets at a Sears clearance sale, he got a lot more of a “gift with purchase” than he’d expected — hundreds of sensitive…

Planning a trip to Disney World is a source of great excitement for many families. But for a few, the fun goes very wrong. Some, groped on the premises by…

Our last post discussed the recent collapse of a deck at a Miami-area sports bar. The bar’s deck suddenly fell out from underneath a large crowd during the Heat-Spurs game…

As our last post introduced, elevator systems are carefully designed to include numerous failsafe mechanisms to protect passengers in the event that one or more of the individual components fail.…

Modern elevators involve an ingenious and complex system of supposedly fail-safe systems. These devices, including brakes, cables, and counterweights, are designed to be so redundant that the failure of several…