Slip and Fall Lawyer Hollywood, FL
If you slipped, tripped, or fell on a business’s premises in Hollywood and were hurt in the process, Florida law imposes a specific set of rules that determine whether the business is liable for your injuries. Those rules are not intuitive, and insurance adjusters often rely on that complexity to discourage claims or push early settlements that fall far short of what the case is worth.
Our Hollywood, FL slip and fall lawyer represents individuals hurt on grocery store floors, hotel walkways, restaurant interiors, parking lots, sidewalks, and other commercial premises throughout Broward County. With more than 13 years of personal injury experience, our firm knows how to meet Florida’s heightened burden of proof in slip-and-fall cases, preserve the evidence that carriers will try to argue away, and build a case that stands up to serious scrutiny. Loshak Law PLLC offers free, confidential consultations. Schedule yours today.
Why Choose Loshak Law PLLC for Slip and Fall Cases in Hollywood, FL?
Slip and fall claims carry a higher proof standard in Florida than most other injury cases, and many firms do not treat them with the preparation they require. Our firm approaches these matters with the rigor that Florida law demands.
Premises Liability Experience Across Florida Venues
Brandon F. Loshak founded our firm and handles personal injury matters personally, including premises liability claims. He holds an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest mark for legal ability and ethical standards. He is admitted to the bar in Florida and Texas, earned his J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law, and holds a finance degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Aron Gibson has tried more than 60 jury trials in Florida courts, including serious premises liability matters. He was named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, received the Broward County Bar Association Executive Director Award, and currently serves as President of the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association.
Results From Significant Injury Matters
Our personal injury lawyers in Hollywood, FL have recovered millions of dollars for clients hurt in South Florida, including a $500,000 slip and fall recovery, a $2 million policy limits settlement after a catastrophic collision, a $1.75 million auto accident result, and a $1 million Uber auto accident outcome. Past outcomes do not guarantee future results, but the scale of prior recoveries reflects the resources our firm commits to serious cases.
Contingency Fees for Every Fall Case
Slip and fall cases often require site inspections, accident reconstruction work, and retained witnesses on industry safety standards. Our firm advances those costs. We work on a pure contingency basis. There are no upfront fees, no hourly billing, and no attorney fee is owed unless we obtain compensation through settlement or verdict.
Familiarity With Hollywood Storefronts and Venues
Our firm maintains offices in Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale. Our attorneys know the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, the shopping corridors along US-1 and Hollywood Boulevard, the hotel strip fronting the beach, and the Seminole Hard Rock complex that draws heavy foot traffic year-round. Both attorneys hold active memberships with the Broward County Bar Association and regularly appear before local courts. That familiarity with the region’s venues and its judges translates directly into better case preparation.
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Types of Slip and Fall Cases We Handle in Hollywood
Slip, trip, and fall incidents in Hollywood take many forms, and the applicable law depends significantly on where the fall occurred and the nature of the dangerous condition. Our firm represents clients across the full range of premises liability scenarios that result from negligent upkeep of commercial and private property.
- Grocery store slip and fall. Spills in produce and frozen aisles, recently mopped floors without warning signage, and leaking refrigeration units regularly cause falls at grocery chains throughout South Florida. These cases often turn on the business’s knowledge of the hazard and the adequacy of its inspection routines.
- Restaurant and bar falls. Spilled drinks, food on the floor, slick kitchen grease tracked into dining areas, and wet bathroom floors create classic premises liability scenarios in restaurants. Surveillance video from the minutes leading up to the fall is often decisive.
- Hotel and resort slips. Wet lobby floors, pool deck hazards, worn carpeting on stairs, and inadequately maintained walkways create risks at the hotels along Hollywood Beach and throughout Broward County. These claims often involve national hotel brands and their carriers.
- Retail and big-box store falls. Fallen merchandise in aisles, loose floor mats, uneven transitions between surfaces, and unmarked spills lead to serious injuries at retail stores. Large retailers typically maintain extensive surveillance and inspection logs that can be obtained in discovery.
- Parking lot and sidewalk falls. Potholes, broken pavement, unmarked curb changes, poor lighting, and cracked sidewalks cause trip-and-fall incidents at shopping centers, office buildings, and public walkways. Liability may extend to the property owner, a management company, or a municipality depending on ownership.
- Staircase and handrail failures. Missing or loose handrails, defective tread, poor lighting, and building code violations make staircases a frequent source of severe falls. These incidents often produce catastrophic injuries, including brain and spinal injuries.
Florida Legal Requirements for Slip and Fall Claims
Florida imposes a specific, heightened framework on slip and fall claims against businesses that differs from ordinary negligence law.
Florida’s transitory foreign substance statute. Under Florida Statute § 768.0755, a person who slips on a transitory foreign substance (a spill, liquid, food, or other foreign matter) in a business establishment must prove that the business had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition and should have taken action to remedy it. Constructive knowledge may be shown by circumstantial evidence that (a) the condition existed for long enough that the business should have known about it through the exercise of ordinary care, or (b) the condition occurred with regularity and was foreseeable. This statute, enacted in 2010, raised the bar for plaintiffs compared to the earlier framework under § 768.0710.
Common-law premises liability still applies to other hazards. For dangerous conditions that are not transitory foreign substances (defective staircases, broken handrails, uneven pavement, inadequate lighting, building code violations), traditional premises liability analysis continues to apply. That framework turns on the plaintiff’s status on the property (invitee, licensee, or trespasser) and the corresponding duty of care owed by the property owner or occupier.
Two-year filing deadline. Under Florida Statute § 95.11, as amended by House Bill 837 in 2023, negligence claims must be filed within two years of the injury. Missing this deadline ordinarily bars the case entirely.
Modified comparative negligence. Under Florida Statute § 768.81, a plaintiff found more than 50% at fault recovers nothing. Defense counsel in slip-and-fall cases frequently argue that the plaintiff was distracted, wore inappropriate footwear, or failed to observe an “open and obvious” hazard. Careful documentation from the outset protects against those arguments.
Preservation of surveillance footage. Businesses routinely overwrite surveillance footage within days or weeks of an incident. Sending a formal preservation letter quickly is often the single most important step in building a strong slip and fall case.
What Damages Are Recoverable in Hollywood Slip and Fall Cases?
Florida law allows slip and fall victims to recover three broad categories of damages: economic, non-economic, and in rare cases, punitive.
Economic damages cover the verifiable financial losses tied to the fall. That includes emergency care, hospitalization, surgery, rehabilitation, imaging, prescription medications, follow-up treatment, and future medical care. On the income side, lost wages for time missed from work and diminished earning capacity when injuries affect a return to prior employment both fall within this category. Our firm retains life care planners and vocational specialists when injuries are long-term or catastrophic.
Non-economic damages compensate for physical pain, emotional suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, disfigurement, and the cognitive or physical changes that follow serious falls. Slip and fall incidents frequently cause traumatic brain injuries, hip fractures (particularly serious for older adults), spinal cord damage, wrist and shoulder fractures, and soft tissue injuries that persist long after initial treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of injury among older adults in the United States and send millions of people to emergency rooms each year. For injured plaintiffs, documenting the full life impact of these injuries matters significantly to case value.
Punitive damages are reserved for exceptional cases involving truly egregious conduct, such as a business that knowingly ignored a repeat hazard despite prior incidents or deliberately concealed evidence of a dangerous condition. Florida law requires clear and convincing evidence of gross negligence or intentional misconduct and applies statutory caps in most situations.
Workplace falls involve a separate analysis. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets federal standards for walking and working surfaces, and industry-specific standards often play a role in fall cases involving employer or third-party negligence on a jobsite.
Contact Loshak Law PLLC
If you or someone you love was injured in a slip, trip, or fall in Hollywood or the surrounding area, the first hours and days after the incident matter significantly. Surveillance footage can be overwritten, witnesses can scatter, and the physical condition of the floor, staircase, or walkway can be cleaned up or altered before anyone has a chance to document it.
When you reach out, we will listen to what happened, review any incident reports and medical records, send preservation letters to the business and its insurer, walk through Florida’s two-year filing window, and identify the applicable legal framework for your specific type of fall. Consultations are free, and Loshak Law PLLC works on contingency. No attorney fee is owed unless we recover compensation for you. Contact our office to schedule your free case review today.
