{"id":260,"date":"2022-07-08T15:18:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=260"},"modified":"2022-07-20T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T19:25:06","slug":"actual-v-constructive-notice-in-florida-slip-and-fall-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/actual-v-constructive-notice-in-florida-slip-and-fall-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Actual v. Constructive Notice in Florida Slip and Fall Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People tend to point at motor vehicle accidents as the biggest safety concern, so you might be surprised to learn how slip and fall incidents rank in terms of harm to victims. According to the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/injury\/wisqars\/nonfatal.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CDC), almost 37,500 people are killed every year because of unintentional injuries from falls. In addition, more than 6.8 million victims seek treatment in hospital emergency rooms annually from accidental slip and falls. While it is true that the elderly are more at risk, the statistics reveal that these incidents affect all age groups.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, Florida personal injury laws protect the interests of victims. The concept of premises liability applies, though many people refer to accidents as \u201cslip and falls\u201d because of how they happen. Premises liability deals with a property owner\u2019s duty, which depends in part upon having notice of a dangerous condition. A<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/slip-and-fall-accidents.html\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami slip and fall attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will help with important tasks, though an overview is informative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How Notice Works in Premises Liability Claims<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/actual-v-constructive-notice-in-florida-slip-and-fall-cases\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Actual v. Constructive Notice in Florida Slip and Fall Cases\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People tend to point at motor vehicle accidents as the biggest safety concern, so you might be surprised to learn how slip and fall incidents rank in terms of harm to victims. 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