
Miami Slip & Fall Lawyer. Slip and fall’s and trip and fall’s on someone else’s property that result in serious injury are called premises liability cases. A property owner or person or entity in control of the property may be held financially responsible for those injuries occurring on the property that are due to a dangerous condition.  The key issue that a Miami slip and fall lawyer is looking to prove is that the property owner knew or should have known about the dangerous condition and did not act reasonably to detect or correct it. Common examples of dangerous or hidden conditions on the ground are wet floors, uneven ground surfaces, rolled up floor mats, and deteriorated pavement.  Poor lighting and lack of warning signs can contribute to the overall dangerous condition.  In a premises liability cases your Miami slip and fall lawyer will look for possible building code violations that will be evidence of negligence on the owner, possessor or builder of the property. Building code violations that lead to dangerous conditions such as stairwells that have an uneven risers or defective a handrails or doorways that are misplace or swing in the wrong direction can lead people to loose balance or trip and fall. Perkins Law Offices Miami slip and fall lawyers may retain expert engineers to testify as to building code violations or to conduct coefficient of friction tests to prove a floor surface is unreasonably dangerous.  Some floor coverings and materials may be deemed unsafe because they do not pass slip tests measured by special engineering equipment and techniques such as a slip meter.Â
Many people take these types of cases lightly, but often times and slip and fall’s and trip and fall’s lead to serious injuries, such as broken ankles, broken hips, knee joint injuries, brain injuries and even death. Perkins Law Office’s Miami slip lawyers understand how a an injury from a fall can have a serious negative impact on someone’s life. Attorney Alex Perkins has been a Miami personal injury lawyer handling slip and fall and trip and fall cases his entire career. He has successfully handled claims against Hotels, Condo Associations and many large corporations such Walt Disney World, Publix, Winn Dixie, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruise to name a few.
If you or a loved one was seriously injured as a result of a fall due to a dangerous condition, call Attorney Alex Perkins at 305-741-LAWS(5297) or email him at Perkins@PerkinsLawOffices.com for a free confidential case review.