A Successful Case of Florida Slip and Fall Claim
Mario was shopping at a popular supermarket in Jacksonville, Florida when he noticed a small piece of meat lying on the floor in front of the sushi counter. He told the crew behind the counter about it and told him that customers might walk on the meat and slip. The sales associate told him that he will take care of it. Mario turned around and after a few steps heard a loud thug on the floor.
Apparently a person slipped on the floor before the sales associate got to clean it. The customer fell on her lower back and couldn’t get up. Mario looked at the face of the sales associate, mentally took down his name and called 911. While the femal victim was still unconscious on the floor, the sales associate called his manager and reported the incident.
The store manager immediately went to the scene. By this time, a throng of shoppers have surrounded the victim. They couldn’t move the victim because they were afraid that they might aggravate her condition. The store manager meanwhile ordered the sales associate to clean the floor and take pictures of the victim and the clean floor.
The woman’s name is Nicole Schwimmer. She suffered paralysis from the waist down because of the fall. She accrued huge medical bills and she lost all her future income. She was bound to the wheel chair for the rest of her life.
She contacted a Florida Slip and Fall lawyer and asked them to assess her case. The lawyer believes that she has a case. Nicole and the lawyer agreed that they will divide the settlement 60%-40%. The lawyer was confident that they will win the case.
What made this case successful was because they had a credible witness. Mario went to the court to tell the court what happened. The judge awarded the claim to Nicole. Nicole received $60,000 while the Florida Slip and Fall lawyer received $40,000 from the $100,000 claim they got from the supermarket.
Nicole used part of the money to settle her hospitalization and part for her daily needs. Currently, Nicole is living in New York and is working as an administrative assistant for a small company.