Most everyone goes to the supermarket at least once a week and this is why so many people travel through those stores every day. Please accept this blog entry by the accident lawyer in Boca Raton (injury attorney Miramar, accident lawyer Pembroke Pines, injury lawyer Cooper City, accident attorney Weston, accident lawyer Plantation, injury attorney Tamarac, accident lawyer Sunrise, injury lawyer Coral Springs).
In this case, there likely would be a case that the supermarket failed to maintain the cooler and this constituted negligence.
In general, a business establishment has a duty to maintain its store and to maintain its equipment such that it does not leak. Here, if a refrigerator in the store is leaking, then generally this is something that the store should maintain and there very likely would be a case against the store, if someone were to fall in the water leaking from the refrigerator and suffered injury.
There would be an issue of comparative fault raised by the store. Comparative fault is where, if a jury would find liability on the part of the store, then a defense could be raised and the jury could consider the fault of the injured person. In a case like this, the store would argue that the injured person should have seen the water on the floor and thus bears some responsibility. When juries find comparative fault, they have to apportion fault amongst the parties; in other words, the would have to divide the fault 50 percent, 50 percent or 70 percent 30 person, etc.
It should be noted that every case is unique and has to be judged based on the specific facts of the case. The advice in this blog is intended to be general in nature and not used to compare your case to, for example. The blog should not to be construed as specific advice for a case, as the most slight difference in the facts could ultimately change the result. Also, this law blog is based on Florida law and the laws of any other states or another country could vary significantly from Florida.
If you have been in a slip and fall accident at a supermarket, please call Drucker Law Offices today for a free consultation at (561) 483-9199 for Palm Beach County; (954) 755-2120 in Broward County; or (305) 981-1561 in Miami-Dade County.
If a jury were to determine that the supermarket was at fault, then you would be entitled to damages. Damages could include everything from medical bills (past and potentially future), lost wages (past and potentially future), and pain and suffering.
At Drucker Law Offices, clients who have been injured in accident are helped to recover damages for accidents that are the fault of others. If you have been a slip and fall or trip and fall accident at a supermarket and would like a free consultation, please call Drucker Law Offices at 561-483-9199; or 954-755-2120; or 305-981-1561.
