Tampa and Clearwater Slip and Fall Attorneys

Helping Clients with Slip and Fall and Premises Liability Cases

Property owners have a legal obligation to make sure their property is safe and properly maintained, and may be held legally responsible when people who are present on the premises suffer injury there.  Premises liability actions are often brought over injuries due to:

The experienced Florida slip and fall attorneys and premises liability attorneys at Carlson & Meissner have more than 30 years experience helping people who have been injured in:

Slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere.  When there is a dangerous or hazardous condition that the owner knows about or should have known about, the owner can be held responsible for the resulting injuries.  Hazardous conditions can include spilled liquid in a supermarket, uneven or cracked pavement, or a pothole in a parking lot.  Sometimes the dangerous condition may be concealed or partially concealed, such as a spike or a hole in a lawn area that is covered by grass.  Many warehouse (big-box) stores improperly stack merchandise.  Goods that are stacked too high or displays that are improperly built may fall and cause injuries to patrons.

Our office employs its own dedicated and experienced investigator who, in conjunction with our slip and fall attorneys, coordinates and provides prompt, economical and thorough investigative services.

The Carlson, Meissner, Hart and Hayslett Slip and Fall Attorney Team

The experienced slip and fall attorneys at Carlson & Meissner can act quickly to investigate your injury, preserve evidence on your behalf, and document the condition that caused the injury before the property owner corrects it.  In the case of a permanent hazard, such as uneven concrete or cracked pavement, we help determine if the owner knew of the hazard and was negligent in failing to have it repaired in a timely manner. 

If the hazard causing the injury was temporary, such as spilled liquid in the store aisle, it is important to determine how long the condition was allowed to continue.  If the spill had just occurred and the property owner had no time to be notified of it and correct it, he may not be liable for any fall caused by the temporary condition.  However, if the spill remained for some length of time (as perhaps evidenced by cart tracks through a floor spill) or if the spill occurred repeatedly or in a section of the store where the owner should expect spills, he may be liable for injuries even if he did not know about the spill before a fall occurred.

Proving the circumstances surrounding a slip and fall accident can be difficult.  It is important to document:

• The fall
• The conditions that caused the fall (via photo or videotape)
• The names and addresses of any witnesses
• Any comments by store employees or building owners about previous occurrences. 
• The protection of any surveillance photo or videotape

It is also imperative to notify the owner of the premises about the injury when it occurs and get a record of any report made about the incident.  Preserving the clothing and shoes worn at the time of a fall is often important to document falls caused by spilled liquid or to document evidence of injury.  You should not postpone seeing a physician when you have been injured.  Injuries may be more severe than you think.  Seeing a doctor can also serve to properly document the injury and connect it with the date of the incident.

Carlson, Meissner, Hart & Hayslett, P.A., fighting for our clients rights in slip and fall and premises liability cases in Clearwater, Tampa, Bradenton, Spring Hill and New Port Richey. We proudly serve Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, Hillsborough and  Hernando Counties in Florida. 

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