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Do you have questions about suing the city for a faulty sidewalk injury in Southwest Florida? After watching this video, call our lawyers to get started today.
Question:
Can I sue a city or county for my injuries from a sidewalk or curb?
Answer:
If you have a trip and fall case in a municipality, city, or county on a curb or on a sidewalk, then you absolutely have a case. In Florida, there is this law that property owners have to keep their property in a reasonably safe condition, and that includes any city, county or municipality. They do have sovereign immunity, meaning that there is a cap on the damages that you can recover of $200,000, and there’s a cap on the attorney fees of 25%, but our firm doesn’t shy away from those cases because of that. We still handle them regularly.
If you have one of these sorts of injuries, please feel free to reach out to our law firm. We handle these cases regularly and we’d be happy to talk to you about your case.
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Oftentimes in slip and fall type of injury cases, the insurance company will try to string the case out and try to make you file a lawsuit because they understand some attorneys will actually tell their clients to walk away from the case because the attorney’s not willing to file the lawsuit. Our firm is willing to file a lawsuit. We are a trial firm. We litigate slip and fall cases to try to maximize the value of those cases.
The easy answer is sometimes we can get these cases settled within a matter of months, but oftentimes, in a slip and fall case, you’ll have to file the lawsuit and then go through that litigation process, which can take several more months. We have board-certified civil trial attorneys that can make that litigation process as easy on you as it can. We do all the heavy lifting, guide you through the case, and help maximize the value of your case. If you have a slip and fall or trip and fall kind of case, feel free to reach out to our law firm. We’d be happy to help you.
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Were you ore a loved one injured in a slip and fall accident in Florida due to the carelessness or negligence of someone else and have questions about suing the city for a faulty sidewalk injury? Contact our experienced Southwest Florida slip and fall lawyers today for a free consultation and case evaluation.
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