Today’s topic deals with premises liability and is responded to by the accident lawyer from Boca Raton (injury lawyer Weston, accident attorney Wellington, injury attorney Sunrise, accident lawyer Miami, injury attorney Lake park, accident lawyer Cooper City, injury attorney Homestead, injury lawyer West Palm Beach).
In general, an accident case has three elements: liability (fault), damages, and causation and this question really involves all three elements. Generally, a leaky cooler in a supermarket would generally involve a pretty strong fact pattern for liability. There would also be, as in most fall cases, an issue of comparative fault; in other words, the supermarket will likely argue that the client should have seen the water on the floor and bears some responsibility. If the injury resulted in knee surgery, it would also be expected for the supermarket to contest causation by suggesting that something other than the fall caused the knee injury. Thus, prior records of the client would be subpoenaed to see if there ever was issue with the knee. Damages in a case like this could vary significantly. Did the client need meniscus surgery versus ACL surgery or something else. ACL surgery would generally be considered much more involved surgery and recovery. How much are the medical bills? Does the client have health insurance where the bills were reduced by contract? Did the client miss work as a result and how much money did the client lose from not being able to work during recovery? It is difficult to say how much any case is worth without knowing all of the facts. From a court perspective, the plaintiff could ask for the past medical bills (which could vary significantly), future medical bills, lost wages (which again could vary significantly based on how much work missed and the person’s earnings) and pain and suffering (this also could vary from person to person and from jury to jury; things like how old someone is could affect a pain and suffering award, based on mortality tables as well as how someone copes with an injury and many, many other factors).
I handle cases against: Publix, Winn Dixie, Albertson’s, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Aldi’s and any local supermarket.
Drucker Law Offices helps people who have fallen at supermarkets and other business establishments. The law firm advises and counsels our client on these types of cases as well as car accidents and any injury case where you believe you were injured due to another’s fault. If you have been in an accident, please call Drucker Law Offices at 561-483-9199 (Boca Raton Main office; also satellite offices in Boynton Beach or West Palm Beach) or 954-755-2120 (Coral Springs satellite office) or 305-981-1561 (Miami satellite office).
Of course, a case based on a fact pattern such as the one above is unique and any other case should be judged based on the specific facts of the case. The advice in this blog is intended to be general and should not to be used as specific advice for a case, as the slightest difference in the facts could change the result. Also, this blog is, as the web site name suggests, based on Florida law and the laws of any other state could vary significantly from Florida.
