If you’ve been in a slip-and-fall accident in Texas, you’ll need to figure out who has legal liability to pay you compensation for your injuries. Unfortunately, many slip-and-fall accidents initially seem minor, but days or weeks later, victims deal with painful trauma and lost wages as a result. It’s not always clear who might be responsible for paying for your medical bills in this kind of accident. We recommend that you work with an experienced Texas personal injury attorney to determine who has legal liability.
Determining Legal Liability in Personal Injury Cases
Personal injury cases, such as slip-and-falls, are decided under the law of negligence. You need to prove that your slip-and-fall accident was the result of someone’s negligence (or recklessness or intentional acts). To show that a person or business has been negligent towards you, you must show (1) that they had some duty of care to you, (2) that they breached the duty, and (3) that the breach of duty caused harm to you. A common example is when someone slips and falls in a grocery store because the floor is wet and slippery. The store has a duty to the victim as a customer to keep the store free of dangerous conditions or to warn of them if they exist. If a store employee knew or should have known about the wet floor and failed to warn you, the store may have legal liability for your damages suffered.
To recover compensation, it’s essential to pursue a case against the right people or business. In some personal injury cases, you can sue both a person who acted negligently and the business where the accident took place. It depends on the specific facts of your accident and the people and businesses involved. In some cases, your lawyer may need to track down the owners of an LLC or holding company that runs the business. Moreover, sometimes you can pursue a case against someone for acting worse than negligently – for recklessly or intentionally causing harm.
How Your Lawyer Can Identify Responsible Parties
When you hire a personal injury lawyer, you get assistance with identifying responsible parties who owe you compensation for your slip-and-fall injuries. As mentioned above, your lawyer may need to do an investigation or research to determine the owners of a business or identify an employee who was involved with the accident. There are various methods for tracking down this information, such as checking company registrations, doing online research, running background checks, or obtaining surveillance footage. Everyone’s case is different, so discuss the customized strategy you’ll need with your lawyer.
Frequently Asked Questions
After my slip-and-fall accident, the business owner claimed that he had no knowledge of the wet floor. What should I do?
You need a lawyer right away to fight for compensation in your slip-and-fall accident. It’s common for business owners to try to protect themselves by claiming that they didn’t know about a slippery floor. Under the law, even business owners who should have known of a dangerous condition (like if an employee noticed the wet floor but did nothing, or if the business owner saw the slippery floor on surveillance footage) could be liable. It’s worth speaking with a lawyer to talk about the individual facts of your case, because you may be eligible for substantial compensation.
I’m having trouble figuring out who owns the business where I got hurt. Can you help?
Yes, our lawyers help personal injury clients identify responsible parties, such as businesses, their owners, or employees. We will conduct research or an investigation to assist with this important issue, which could affect your ability to recover the compensation you deserve. Whether you decide to file a lawsuit or settle your case, you need to make sure you’re going after the right people who are likely to be found legally liable. That’s why we’re here to assist with your case.
We’re First to Fight for Texas Slip-And-Fall Victims
Were you hurt in a Texas slip-and-fall accident? You could have a personal injury claim. At Allen & Nunnally, we work tirelessly to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients’ cases. Injured Texans trust us to fight for the compensation they deserve because we have a steadfast commitment to client service that you can depend on. To schedule a consultation with one of our Houston-based attorneys, call (713) 955-2217, use our convenient Contact Form, or email us at info@allen-nunnally.com.