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Florida injury lawyers focusing on premises liability accidents throughout Florida including the greater Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas.

Men, women and children who are injured on someone else’s property are protected by premises liability laws. Under these statutes, private land owners or management companies must live up to their duties to ensure safety on their property. Private owners may include homeowners, business owners, and owners of other types of property.

Because there are also laws to protect the property owners, premises liability attorneys must create solid legal strategies when fighting for financial compensation for their clients. Cases involving injury while on another’s property, commonly referred to as “slip and fall cases” can be difficult to prove and require a lot of time, effort and careful research. See below for more on Swimming Pool Accidents and Construction Accidents.

Swimming Pool Accidents

A home with a swimming pool is often the most popular house on the block. This is particularly true in Florida, where an abundance of homeowners have a swimming pool where family, friends, and neighborhood kids can cool off. With that luxury comes an enormous responsibility to keep everyone who goes in or around the pool safe. Public pools are also popular here, and communities and management companies, like homeowners, are responsible for pool users' safety and lives. When pool owners fail to acknowledge this responsibility, accidents happen. If a neighbor, acquaintance, or public pool owner fails to take precautionary measures to protect children and adults from accidents, injury and even death can result.

Florida is the Sunshine State. But there's a dark side, too. Did you know that Florida has some of the highest rates in the nation for incidents of swimming pool accidents and deaths? Some frightening facts:

• Failure to properly maintain swimming pools, to provide ladders and safety handrails, to cover pools when they're not in use and enclose them with fences to avoid unsupervised use can lead to accidents, drownings and death.
• Poorly constructed swimming pools pose increased hazards to those who use them. Patio furniture can be another hazard and cause of accidents.
• A child can drown in a very shallow amount of water, in just a matter of minutes.
• Swimming pool accidents are the second-leading cause of death for kids younger than 14.
• Swimming pool accidents can cause injuries including head, neck, and spinal column injuries that can cause paralysis, drowning and death.

If someone you know was injured or killed in a private or public swimming pool, find out your rights. A premises liability attorney may be able to hold the owners accountable and demand restitution. It is our job to prove that the swimming pool owner exhibited negligent behavior which ultimately led to the injury or death, and that the damage was preventable. The Fort Lauderdale and Miami attorneys at Chalik & Chalik are knowledgeable about complex premises liability law and have the experience to prove fault.

Construction Accidents

Construction is an inherently dangerous job, and the construction companies have a hefty responsibility to provide their employees with minimal risks by utilizing safety precautions. Construction employers are required by law to thoroughly inspect work sites and identify any potential hazards. They are also required to educate their employees on the dangers and how to minimize risk. When a construction employer fails to provide adequate safety measures, workers face severe and fatal injuries. Construction premises liability law aims to show that workers suffered preventable injuries resulting from another’s negligence.

The attorneys at Chalik & Chalik will help hold the owners, architects, engineering professionals, insurance companies, contractors, construction managers, equipment manufacturers, and any other responsible parties accountable and financially responsible for the resulting injuries and/or deaths. The injured worker or family of a deceased worker may be entitled to collect worker’s compensation, medical compensation, disability, pain and suffering, and other money damages. Common construction liability cases often include crane accidents, electrocution, scaffolding accidents, mechanical and chemical accidents, defective machinery, falls, welding accidents, and more. If you or a loved one was recently injured on a construction job, report the injury immediately, seek medical attention, and contact the premises liability attorneys at Chalik & Chalik.

If you or a loved one were injured on someone else’s property, you may be entitled to compensation. Call or email the Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida premises liability lawyers at Chalik & Chalik for your complimentary legal consultation.

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