Fort Lauderdale Publix Injury Attorney
Publix is a favorite supermarket and grocer for many South Florida residents and for visitors to the Fort Lauderdale area. Whether you regularly shop at Publix or occasionally stop in for a Publix sub to take to the beach with you, it is also important to remember that grocery stores can pose a variety of injury risks that most of us are not thinking about on a regular basis. To be sure, grocery store aisles can pose slip and fall risks, Publix pre-made food samples can pose risks of foodborne illness, and broken products on the shelves can result in cuts and lacerations to customers. If you or your child recently sustained a serious personal injury while shopping at a Publix in or around Fort Lauderdale, it is critical to seek advice from a Fort Lauderdale Publix injury attorney as soon as possible to begin the claims process.
Types of Fort Lauderdale Personal Injury Cases at Publix
Publix and other grocery stores in Florida can be the sites of various types of accidents and injuries, such as:
- Premises liability cases;
- Slip, trip, and fall accidents;
- Foodborne illness cases;
- Pedestrian accidents in the parking lot; and
- Medication errors at the Publix pharmacy.
Liquid Spills and Slip and Fall Claims Against a Fort Lauderdale Publix
Our experienced Fort Lauderdale personal injury attorneys want to make sure you understand that slips and falls at Publix that result from “transitory foreign substances” (i.e., liquid spills or liquids on the floor) put a specific burden of proof on the injured plaintiff. To be sure, under Florida law, slip and fall injuries caused by a transitory foreign substance in a business establishment require the injured person to “prove that the business establishment had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition and should have taken action to remedy it.”
How can an injured plaintiff satisfy that burden of proof? The plaintiff either must prove that the store actually knew the liquid spill had occurred (for example, a store employee must have told a manager, who delayed in cleaning it up), or the plaintiff can gather evidence to prove that the Publix had constructive knowledge of the transitory foreign substance. The statute cites two ways in which constructive knowledge can be proven:
- “The dangerous condition existed for such a length of time that, in the exercise of ordinary care, the business establishment should have known of the condition”; or
- “The condition occurred with regularity and was therefore foreseeable.”
Our firm can help you to seek the evidence you need to win your case if your injuries resulted from a slip and fall caused by a liquid spill.
Learn More from a Fort Lauderdale Publix Injury Lawyer
Whether you need assistance filing a Publix injury claim after using a negligently filled prescription from the pharmacy or after sustaining serious injuries in a slip and fall caused by a liquid spill near the deli, an experienced Fort Lauderdale Publix injury attorney can begin working with you on your case. Contact Boone & Davis today to learn more about our services.
