Florida Personal Injury Attorneys Blog

According to the National Safety Council, slip and fall injuries are among the top reasons for emergency room visits. The average medical expense costs for a slip and fall injury is estimated at $28,000.00 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. What does this tell us? There is a significant impact on the public when someone slips and falls.

Florida Sure Step lists safety tips for preventing slip and fall injuries. Among these are selecting proper flooring in stores and restaurants, properly training housekeeping, controlling access to slippery areas, and ensuring proper warning signs where there is a slippery substance on the floor.

Many Florida slip and fall injuries are preventable. As discussed by Florida Sure Step, there are many precautions a company can take to reduce the incidents of slip and fall injuries.

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Hialeah Fire Rescue and Police are investigating a horrible accident where 5 teenagers were found dead in a motel room from apparent carbon monixide poisoning. According to news reports, a car was left running outside of the room but somehow the toxic fumes were able to get into the motel room.

The reports also indicated that building inspectors were looking into whether improper maintenance or inadequate ventilation contributed to the deaths.

If there was a building code violation found to have contributed to the deaths, Florida law may allow a wrongful death claim to be brought against the Motel owners. Florida law generally requires property owners to reasonably maintain their property and to make sure it is to code. Under the comparative fault laws, even if the Motel was 10% responsible for contributing to the deaths, they could be held to pay 10% of the total verdict or amount of money to compensate these families for their losses.

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