{"id":56,"date":"2013-11-11T13:51:51","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T18:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.floridainjuryattorneysblawg.com\/?p=56"},"modified":"2017-04-11T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T21:24:10","slug":"slips-trips-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/slips-trips-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Slips, Trips, and Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/slip-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-59\" alt=\"slip\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/slip-1-300x111.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a>Have you been injured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/lawyer-attorney-1717245.html\" target=\"_blank\">slip and fall <\/a>or a trip and fall that wasn\u2019t your fault?\u00a0 It is important to know what to do after a slip and fall accident or a trip and fall accident and what duties state and federal law place on stores, malls, restaurants, and other places where most slip and fall accidents occur.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thumb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-58 alignleft\" alt=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thumb-1-300x300.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thumb-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thumb-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thumb-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/thumb-1.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>f you have been the victim of a slip or fall on the premises of a business, the first thing you should do is report the accident to the property manager, store manager, or any other employee of the business.\u00a0 It is very important to make sure that someone who works at the location where you fell is aware of the situation. Then, take photos of where you fell and what caused you to fall. Make sure to get as many angles as possible.\u00a0 Try to obtain a copy of the accident report from the business.\u00a0 Remember, the company is likely going to argue that your accident wasn\u2019t as a result of their negligence, so make sure you get as much evidence as you can.\u00a0 If you run into someone who doesn\u2019t want to give you this information, speak to a qualified attorney and he or she will use legal methodologies to ensure that no vital information is withheld.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>What duties does a landowner or a business owner owe to a guest on its property?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joannhoffman.com\/blog\/slips-trips-falls\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Slips, Trips, and Falls\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been injured in a slip and fall or a trip and fall that wasn\u2019t your fault?\u00a0 It is important to know what to do after a slip and fall accident or a trip and fall accident and what duties state and federal law place on stores, malls, restaurants, and other places where most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[9,11,12],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-slip-and-fall","tag-personal-injury","tag-slip-and-fall","tag-trip-and-fall"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Slips, Trips, and Falls &#8212; 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