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Slip & Fall in Fort Lauderdale, FL

In Fort Lauderdale, slip & fall often happen along I-95 and I-595. If you were hurt and it wasn't your fault, we connect you with an experienced slip & fall attorney serving Fort Lauderdale — free, and with no obligation.

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Slip & Fall claims in Fort Lauderdale

Hotels on the beach strip keep polished lobbies and open pool decks, and a rain squall changes both of them in about a minute. Marina docks add their own problem. Wet boards and a metal cleat do not need help. A fall on a business's property is a premises claim, which means no PIP and no at-fault driver, and what generally decides it is whether the property knew about the hazard or should have known, which puts the incident report and the camera footage at the center. Ask for both before you leave the property. Two years runs from that day.
How fault gets decided can end a slip-and-fall case in Fort Lauderdale before it starts. Florida's rule: Modified comparative negligence, 50% bar (post-HB837, 2023). You have 2 years to file. Injured on someone else's property — a store, a business, or private premises.
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Your deadline

2 years

Reduced from 4 to 2 years by HB 837 (2023). Wrongful death 2 years. Medical 2 years.

How fault works

Modified comparative negligence, 50% bar (post-HB837, 2023)

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Frequently asked questions

How do I get the crash report in Fort Lauderdale?

Fort Lauderdale Police work crashes inside the city. The Broward Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas and several nearby cities, and Florida Highway Patrol usually takes I-95 and I-595. Everything is filed with FLHSMV, so you can request the report through the state crash portal or from the agency that responded, and having the case number from the scene makes that call much shorter.

Which court would my Fort Lauderdale injury suit go to?

The Broward County Courthouse downtown, near the New River, in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Smaller civil claims go to county court, larger ones to circuit court. The line is about the amount, not the injury. We are not a law firm, so we can't tell you where your claim falls, but an attorney who files in Broward will know in one conversation.

Does a crash near the port or the airport get handled differently?

The road you were on decides who writes the report, and near Port Everglades and the airport that can be city police, the sheriff's office, or Florida Highway Patrol on the ramps. For a commercial vehicle, there may be a company policy sitting behind the driver's own. None of that changes your PIP, which pays the first medical bills either way. It does change how many insurers end up on the file.

How long do I have to file an injury claim in Florida?

In Florida, the deadline is generally 2 years from the date of the accident. Reduced from 4 to 2 years by HB 837 (2023). Wrongful death 2 years. Medical 2 years. Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.

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