Jacksonville Slip and Fall Attorneys
Featured Settlements and Verdicts
At Farah and Farah, we represent clients in all types of premises liability matters including slip and falls, trip and falls, and construction site slip and fall accidents. We are extremely proud that we have been able to help so many seriously injured victims and families recover the compensation they need to start rebuilding their lives. The settlements and verdicts below represent just a sampling of the Florida slip and fall cases we have successfully settled or brought to trial for our clients. If you would like to speak with a Jacksonville slip and fall accident lawyer about your case, don't delay - contact Farah and Farah today.
Verdicts and Settlements:
Premises Liability (Slip and Fall) Case - Recovery $750,000
On July 1st, 2001, a client of ours fell in a puddle of water in a large retail/supercenter chain. She asked for help and was treated rudely by the manager. She requested an ambulance because of the intense pain she suffered when she fell on her hand and her back. The manager replied, "You don't need any help." There were two eyewitnesses who observed the accident, and the store's employees told them to get out of the store as soon as one of the employees discovered that they were witnesses. The business failed to obtain an account of the accident from the eyewitnesses.
The lady who fell was subsequently diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). It caused her left hand and fingers to curl up like a hook, and she experienced extreme pain and circulation problems caused by this little known neurological condition. Our office contacted one of the preeminent experts in Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. This physician examined her and set out a course of treatment. In the meantime, she was experiencing great difficulty taking care of her young children, who she had previously home-schooled, and managing the day-to-day tasks which she, and her family, had grown accustomed to doing without any difficulty. In addition, she was planning on starting a job as soon as her youngest daughter began kindergarten.
She subsequently was given a series of nerve block injections, which provided minimal relief. The RSD expert and her pain management doctor agreed that a permanent morphine pump would have to be installed in her body to alleviate her pain. This would involve an extremely invasive procedure to place a very expensive device inside her body, which would provide a morphine drip for pain relief for the rest of her life. Her doctors also concluded that she would never be able to work.
The Defendant refused to acknowledge fault. Our office hired an engineer who specialized in air condition and refrigeration because the water which the client fell in came from an open refrigerator case. The expert was able to show that the store failed to properly maintain and inspect the cooler, and if it merely did the most basic maintenance procedures, the accident would have never happened.
The store would not agree to adequately compensate her during a court-ordered mediation. We prepared the course for trial and forced the store to turn over many documents which they first refused to disclose, which clearly established their negligence. Just before trial, the store agreed to compensate our client for $750,000.00.
Premises Liability (Slip and Fall) Case - Recovery $198,559
A very active woman in her mid-forties walked into the break room at work, slipped on water from a leaky faucet and broke her ankle. We went to trial and proved that building maintainers were negligent because they failed to correct the problem even after being given prior notice of the danger. Recovered $198,559.
Premises Liability (Slip and Fall) Case - Recovery $130,000
A 77-year-old man fell and severely broke his arm when his pant leg got caught on a broken concrete parking stop at a fast food chain. His injury was so severe, he couldn't lift his arm above shoulder level and modifications had to be made to his home for him to get around. We went up against the big company and convinced them to settle. Recovered $130,000.
Premises Liability (Slip and Fall) Case - Recovery $65,000
A man from Germany who was visiting Jacksonville slipped and fell in some liquid on the floor of a grocery store. He suffered severe injuries that required surgery to remove an infection. Because the man couldn't speak English and would soon be returning home, the grocery chain stalled and eventually denied responsibility. We put a case together with expert doctors and translators and they agreed to pay compensation. Recovered $65,000.