Slip and fall attorneys who stand with you.
It only takes a minute for a routine day to turn into a medical emergency. A wet floor, broken stair, or unlit walkway—hazards a property owner knew about and failed to fix—can shatter a hip, herniate a disc, or end a career.
At Gold & Gold, P.A., we represent people whose falls were caused by someone else's failure to maintain safe premises. For over forty years, our trial team has handled these cases from investigation through verdict, gathering surveillance footage, pulling maintenance records, deposing witnesses, and standing before juries when that is what justice requires.
Property owners and businesses have a legal duty to keep their premises reasonably safe. When they ignore that duty, they are responsible for the consequences. We make sure they answer for them.
Why legal support matters after a fall.
Slip and fall claims involve conflicting accounts, disappearing evidence, and insurance companies whose goal is to pay as little as possible. Florida's comparative negligence rules mean defendants will try to shift blame onto you. An experienced trial attorney levels that playing field:
Securing surveillance footage before it's overwritten
Pulling maintenance logs and prior incident reports
Investigating what the property owner knew, and when
Handling all communication with insurers and defense counsel
Retaining expert witnesses to establish the hazard and its cause
Fighting comparative-fault tactics that try to blame you for the fall
Taking your case to verdict when a fair settlement isn't on the table
The dangers that cause most falls.
Most slip and fall injuries aren't accidents, they're the predictable result of a hazard an owner knew about, or should have known about, and failed to address.
We handle falls caused by:
Wet and slippery floors, spills, leaks, recently mopped surfaces without adequate warning signs, and condensation in refrigerated aisles.
Broken or defective stairs, missing handrails, cracked treads, uneven risers, and loose carpet on staircases in buildings owners are required to inspect.
Poor lighting, burned-out fixtures in parking lots, stairwells, hallways, and common areas that leave hazards invisible until it's too late.
Uneven pavement and walkways, cracked sidewalks, potholed parking lots, raised edges, and trip hazards in areas with heavy foot traffic.
Loose rugs and mats, unsecured floor coverings in retail stores, hotels, and apartment lobbies that curl and catch.
Debris and obstacles, merchandise left in aisles, construction materials on walkways, and stored items blocking paths.
Wherever the fall occurred, a grocery store, hotel, apartment complex, restaurant, parking structure, or public sidewalk, we know how to investigate it.
Cases turn on what the owner knew.
Actual vs. constructive knowledge, the core of every premises case.
To win a slip and fall case in Florida, we must show the property owner had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition and failed to correct it or warn you. Constructive knowledge means the hazard existed long enough that a reasonable inspection would have revealed it. This is why we move fast, maintenance records, inspection logs, and prior complaints prove what the owner knew. Florida law gives you two years from the date of the fall to file suit. Contact us now.
Premises cases are won on the evidence we preserve.
Every step we take is designed to build the record that proves negligence and puts the full picture of your injury in front of a jury:
Secure the scene immediately
We move fast to obtain surveillance footage, photograph the hazard, and preserve physical evidence before the property owner repairs the condition and erases the record.
Investigate the owner's knowledge
Maintenance logs, inspection schedules, prior incident reports, and employee testimony establish how long the hazard existed and who knew about it.
Document your injuries completely
We connect you with the right medical specialists and ensure your records capture the full extent of your harm; injuries that show up days later are part of your claim.
Counter the comparative-fault defense
Florida defendants routinely argue you were distracted or contributed to your own fall. We build the record that dismantles that argument before it reaches a jury.
Slip and fall damages go beyond medical bills.
- Emergency and ongoing medical treatment
- Surgery, rehabilitation, and physical therapy
- Lost wages and diminished earning capacity
- Home modification costs and long-term care
- Future medical expenses
- Pain and suffering
- Permanent disability or disfigurement
- Loss of enjoyment of life
- Emotional distress and anxiety
- Loss of consortium for affected family members
Under Florida's comparative fault rules, you may still recover even if you were partially at fault for the fall. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault, not eliminated. We fight to minimize any fault attributed to you.
The evidence that wins your case won't last.
Surveillance footage is overwritten in days. Hazards get repaired without documentation. Witnesses' memories fade. The moment a property owner learns you've been injured, their insurer and legal team start building a defense.
Florida law gives you two years from the date of your fall to file a claim, but the investigation has to start now. The sooner you reach out, the more evidence we can preserve, the stronger the case we can build, and the better positioned you are to recover what you're owed.
We handle slip and fall cases on a contingency basis. You owe us nothing unless we win.
A record built case by case.
A selection of verdicts and settlements from this area of our practice. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome, every case is decided on its own facts.