Retail stores, shopping centers, restaurants, and commercial landlords in Fort Worth have a legal duty to maintain safe conditions for their customers. When a wet floor, falling product, broken step, or inadequate security causes you serious injury, Jose Robles Jr Law Firm builds the evidence-based case you need to recover full compensation under Texas law.
Under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code and decades of Texas case law, property owners and occupiers owe a duty of reasonable care to people they invite onto their premises. When you enter a retail store, restaurant, hotel, or commercial building as a paying customer or business invitee, the property owner must take reasonable steps to inspect for hazards, warn you of known dangers, and correct unsafe conditions within a reasonable time.
Texas distinguishes between three categories of visitors: invitees (customers and guests invited for business purposes), licensees (social guests or those with implied permission), and trespassers. Invitees receive the highest duty of care. The owner must not only warn of known dangers but also actively inspect and maintain the property. This distinction matters enormously in building a successful premises liability claim, and we use it to your advantage.
Premises liability claims arise in many different contexts. While slip and fall accidents are the most common, our practice covers the full range of injuries caused by negligent property maintenance in Tarrant County and across North Texas.
Texas premises liability cases hinge on the notice element: we must show that the property owner had actual or constructive knowledge of the hazardous condition before your injury. Insurance defense attorneys exploit the notice requirement to defeat otherwise valid claims by arguing the hazard only existed for a brief moment. We combat this with a multi-pronged investigation strategy.
We subpoena surveillance footage before it is overwritten, obtain maintenance and inspection logs through the discovery process, identify store employees who witnessed or should have seen the condition, and search for prior incident reports involving the same area. If the store had prior complaints about the same type of hazard and failed to act, that pattern becomes powerful evidence in your favor before a Tarrant County jury.
Falls and struck-by incidents in commercial settings can cause injuries every bit as severe as car accidents. Elderly victims are at particularly high risk of catastrophic injury from falls. We fight for compensation that covers the full picture of your damages, not just the emergency room visit, but the months of follow-up care, physical therapy, and lost income that often follow serious premises liability injuries.
Surveillance footage disappears fast. Call today so we can preserve the evidence and protect your claim.
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