Slipping and falling can result in serious injuries, especially in a public place or someone else’s residence. Falling is especially dangerous to the elderly, but even young people can sustain life-changing injuries. Anyone who hits their head in a fall, regardless of their age, risks death or a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
You may hesitate or feel embarrassed about seeking legal help for this kind of incident, but our slip and fall injury attorneys understand how serious wet floor accidents in Houston can be. If you were harmed by someone’s negligence, you deserve to learn about any possible claim you can file.
A store, restaurant, or other business may have wet floors because of:
Older people usually suffer the most from slipping and falling on wet floors. The elderly are more likely to fall than younger people, and they are more prone to major fractures that can endanger their overall health and lifespan. However, falls can lead to serious injuries at any age.
Falls can cause broken bones, especially when you contact the floor or try to catch yourself. Injuries to joints or to the spine can result in lifelong mobility problems. Hitting your head on the floor can cause a TBI that may take years to recover from, and a brain bleed can end in death. Our Houston attorneys can help you determine who is liable if you were injured because of a wet floor.
The legal recovery process will depend on where you were at the time of the accident and your reason for being there. In a business, a customer or client is an invitee—someone who is there for the mutual benefit of the invitee and the business. When a business knows or should know about a concealed hazard that poses an unreasonable risk of harm to its invitees, it has a duty to protect people from the danger.
The business must either give an adequate warning to its invitees or take reasonable action to make the hazard reasonably safe. If a Houston business fails in its duty of care to protect people from hazards such as wet floors, it may be held liable when people slip and fall.
Visitors in homes, on private land, or in governmental buildings may have a more difficult time recovering compensation after an injury. They are considered licensees—people there for their own benefit. Owners of these types of properties only have a duty to warn or protect people from hazards that they actually know about.
In Houston, accidents resulting from slippery floors can be particularly difficult to pursue compensation for. State law has created many exceptions for businesses and landowners, especially on property that is used for recreation. Without an experienced attorney to guide you, you can lose your right to recover damages.
It is vital to collect the right evidence, investigate the scene, and determine exactly how the accident occurred. We can carry out this analysis while protecting you from corporate pressure.
There is always someone available to answer the phone at Fleming Law Accident & Injury Attorneys. With decades of personal injury experience, we focus on helping our clients rebuild their health and lives.
We would be glad to speak with you about wet floor accidents in Houston and help you pursue the compensation you need to recover from your injuries. Contact our office at any time to make an appointment.
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