Wet Floor Accidents in Nashville

Wet floors present a common hazard, but many people do not recognize this danger until they slip and sustain an injury. Slip and fall accidents on wet floors can cause serious injuries if you fall badly or hit your head when you fall. Even minor injuries can worsen if you delay treatment.

Wet floor accidents in Nashville are a type of premises liability injury case. Property owners are responsible for keeping their premises safe for those who enter them, including maintaining dry floors free of debris. At Ponce Law, our proactive slip and fall attorneys represent local clients in all types of premises liability cases. We can work to secure the compensation you need for your injuries.

Proving Liability in Wet Floor Accidents

Not all Nashville slick floor accidents are the fault of the property owner. If someone drops a soda and you slip immediately afterward, that is not the property owner’s responsibility. However, a property owner’s failure to correct a condition they knew about or reasonably should have known about may be evidence of negligence.

To prove liability for a wet floor accident, you need to show:

• Who the owner or manager was at the time of your injury
• Who had responsibility for overseeing the property’s condition
• The responsible individual knew of a dangerous condition on the property and failed to remove it, repair it, or warn you of the hazard
• The unsafe condition caused your injuries
• You would not have sustained an injury if you had known of the condition

For example, suppose a grocery store has a leaky drain in the produce section. Workers mop the area regularly, but the drain continues to leak. A puddle regularly forms around the drain. While you are shopping, you slip on the puddle. If you are injured, the fact that the drain has been leaking and remains unrepaired may be evidence of negligence, even though workers mop up the puddle.

How Can an Attorney Help?

An attorney can help prove your claim by obtaining evidence you cannot obtain independently, including security videos, maintenance schedules, and witness statements. We can obtain this evidence before it disappears or the owner destroys these materials.

Our team can also manage insurance company communications, addressing insurer challenges to your claim, its attempts to minimize your injuries, and its pressure to accept lowball settlements. We can review the company’s offers and challenges before you receive them.

You generally have one year from the date of the accident to file a legal claim. Codified under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104(a)(1)(A), this statute of limitations means that if you fail to file a claim in time, you cannot recover any damages. Our Nashville team can file your wet floor accident claim within the deadline so you can pursue the compensation you deserve.

Contact Our Nashville Team To Discuss Your Wet Floor Injury Claim

As a hard-working personal injury firm, Ponce Law has over three decades of experience securing compensation from insurance companies and their lawyers. We know how to deal with claims involving wet floor accidents in Nashville. If you sustained injuries due to someone’s negligence and need legal representation, call our office today to schedule your free initial consultation.