Miami Sidewalk Slip & Fall Lawyer

The first emotion that many slip and fall victims feel when they fall on a sidewalk is embarrassment. We are quick to blame ourselves in these situations. However, there is a high likelihood that you were not at fault. Business owners, home owners, and municipalities alike have a responsibility to maintain, repair, and care for sidewalks so that pedestrians such as yourself have a safe place to walk. By neglecting their duty, the property owner or municipality can be held financially responsible for causing your injuries. The Miami sidewalk slip & fall lawyer at Spencer Morgan Law have unmatched knowledge and experience in sidewalk slip and fall claims, and can create a clear path to compensation for you if you were injured in such a manner.

Who is at Fault in a Miami Sidewalk Slip and Fall Accident?

Sidewalks can be filled with tripping hazards: uncovered utility holes, construction debris, cracks, and crumbling concrete slabs. No sidewalk should be so dangerous as to cause a pedestrian serious injury in a fall. There are a few potential parties that may be at fault in your sidewalk slip and fall accident, depending on where the fall occurred. These potential liable parties include the following:

• Store or business owner—Sidewalks in parking lots or along storefronts/strip malls are likely the responsibility of a business owner or property owner to maintain and repair. Damage, debris, and slippery surfaces should be handled in a prudent, swift manner to avoid injury to shoppers and other passersby.
• Municipality—Cracked sidewalks, upturned slabs due to root growth, and dangerous potholes are an unfortunate reality in most city sidewalks. The local municipality may be at fault if they had real or constructive knowledge about a sidewalk hazard, and did not take appropriate mitigating steps to resolve the hazard.
• Homeowner—While homeowners are generally not responsible for maintaining the sidewalk in front of their houses, they could potentially be liable if a slip, trip, and fall occurred because of their negligence, such as if they spilled a slippery substance across the sidewalk or stored/piled their debris or personal property on a public walkway in a dangerous manner.
• Apartment complex owner—If the fall occurred at an apartment complex, the property owner could be liable for negligent maintenance of its sidewalks.
• HOA—A homeonwer’s association could also be found at fault for causing a slip and fall accident if the fall took place in a shared-use HOA area.

Call a Miami Sidewalk Slip and Fall Lawyer Today

No slip and fall case is an easy win. The other side always puts up some form of resistance, and this is particularly true in sidewalk slip and fall claims as it is generally an accepted reality that sidewalks are not always a completely flat or smooth surface. However, if you were injured in a sidewalk slip and fall, we encourage you to reach out to a Miami sidewalk lawyer no matter what. Contact Spencer Morgan Law today at 305-423-3800 for a free consultation with a Miami slip and fall attorney.