What you have to prove
Under Florida Statute 768.0755, a person who slips and falls on a transitory foreign substance 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 can be proven by showing the condition existed for such a length of time that the business should have known about it, or that the condition occurred with regularity and was therefore foreseeable.
Why notice matters
Surveillance video, employee logs, inspection schedules, and prior incident reports are often the difference between a winning case and a losing one. Evidence has to be preserved quickly — many businesses overwrite their video within 30 days.
Why this matters with our firm
Both partners have tried premises liability cases to verdict. We have recovered six- and seven-figure outcomes for clients injured by unstable stairs, unsafe floors, and inadequately maintained parking lots.