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Slip & Fall in Port St. Lucie, FL

In Port St. Lucie, slip & fall often happen along I-95 and Florida's Turnpike. If you were hurt and it wasn't your fault, we connect you with an experienced slip & fall attorney serving Port St. Lucie — free, and with no obligation.

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Slip & Fall claims in Port St. Lucie

Strip centers around St. Lucie West run to polished floors and glass doors that stand open while a summer storm crosses the parking lot. Water gets tracked ten feet in. A fall there is a premises claim, with no PIP behind it, and what generally decides it is whether the store knew about the hazard or should have known, which turns the mop log, the mat, and the camera over the door into the whole argument. Report it to the manager on duty, by name. Keep the shoes, unwashed, in a bag. Two years runs from the day it happened.
How fault gets decided can end a slip-and-fall case in Port St. Lucie 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

Who writes the crash report in Port St. Lucie?

The Port St. Lucie Police Department covers crashes inside the city. Outside the limits it's the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, and on I-95 and the Turnpike it's usually Florida Highway Patrol. All three file with FLHSMV, so the state crash portal is one place to look and the responding agency is the other. Get the case number before you leave the scene.

Which court would handle my Port St. Lucie injury case?

St. Lucie County, in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. That circuit also covers Martin, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties, which matters if your crash happened on I-95 a few exits north or south of home. Smaller civil claims are heard in county court and larger ones in circuit court. Where yours belongs depends on the amount, and that's for a lawyer to say.

What if the crash happened during a storm?

Weather doesn't move the deadline. Two years is two years, storm or no storm. What weather does change is evidence: standing water on Gatlin, a signal out at Becker Road, debris on the Crosstown Parkway. Photograph the road conditions if you can do it safely, because by the time an adjuster looks at the file, the water is gone and the light is working again.

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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