Olive Garden Slip and Fall Lawyer in Florida

Olive Garden restaurants offer visitors Italian-style fare for reasonable prices around the Florida area. These restaurants may also expose customers to dangerous hazards that could lead to slip and fall accidents and serious injuries.

You could be entitled to compensation for your losses if you slipped and fell in an Olive Garden. Our Florida Olive Garden slip and fall accident and injury lawyer at Chalik & Chalik Injury Lawyers can help you work to secure full damages for your medical expenses and more.

Find Out More About Olive Garden Restaurants

General Mills, Inc. opened the first Olive Garden restaurant in 1982. The first Olive Garden was in Orlando, Florida. From that original location, the chain rapidly grew. There are now 893 Olive Gardens in operation worldwide.

Olive Garden is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Darden Restaurants, a stand-alone company created by General Mills, Inc. that operates:

• Olive Garden
• Longhorn Steakhouse
• Bahama Breeze
• Seasons 52
• Yard House
• Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen
• Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
• The Capital Grille

Darden Restaurants and Olive Garden are supported by powerful insurance agents who have experience refusing compensation to customers who slip and fall in their businesses. You may need to get professional help to strengthen your odds of securing full damages by contacting Jason and Debi Chalik now.

Slip and Fall Risks at Olive Garden

You could be exposed to many slip and fall hazards while dining at an Olive Garden. Risks can include:

• Uneven or cracked flooring
• Crumpled or folded rugs
• Wet areas caused by spills or leaks
• Debris left on the floor

There are some areas where a slip and fall accident is more likely to occur in an Olive Garden. Areas close to the kitchen, the bathrooms, the bar, and the entry and exit to the restaurant may all prove especially hazardous. However, a slip and fall accident can happen anywhere in an Olive Garden.

Injuries Caused by Olive Garden Slip and Fall Accidents

Slip and fall accidents may only result in minor injuries like bruises or abrasions in the best-case scenarios. Unfortunately, these accidents are often far more severe. Depending upon your situation, a fall accident could leave you with:

• Broken bones, especially in your arms or legs
• Head or brain injuries, like a concussion
• Injuries to your spine, neck, or back
• Lacerations
• Strains and sprains

All these injuries require fast medical treatment. In addition to emergency medical care, you may also have a long road to recovery. For example, you may require more than one corrective surgery, or you may need to have occupational or physical therapy. Sometimes, falls can result in permanent disability, even with prompt medical treatment. 

Make sure that you seek help from a healthcare professional if you are hurt after you slip and fall in an Olive Garden. This can help your slip and fall lawyer prove that your injuries were caused by your accident.

Other Steps to Take After You Fall at Olive Garden

In addition to seeking medical treatment for your injuries after you slip and fall in an Olive Garden, you should:

• Tell an employee that you fell so they can document your accident with an incident report
• Speak with any witnesses who saw you slip and fall
• Take pictures of your injuries and the place where you fell
• Contact our firm for help

It is important that you speak with our Florida Olive Garden slip and fall accident and injury lawyer quickly after your accident. In fact, you may increase your odds of getting full compensation by speaking with us before you discuss your accident:

• With insurance agents
• With representatives of Olive Garden
• On social media

Our lawyer can advise you about how to best handle your case and how you can work towards a fair compensation amount. 

Getting Compensation for Slip and Fall Accidents in Florida

Jason and Debi Chalik can help you secure compensation after a slip and fall accident by helping you file a premises liability claim. This claim can allow you to get the damages you need to cover your:

• Medical expenses
• Time off work
• Reduced earning potential
• Pain and suffering and mental anguish

In many cases, you can get the compensation you need through a settlement with the insurance company working for Olive Garden. However, sometimes your lawyer will need to take your claim to court here in Florida to ensure you get fair damages for all the losses you suffered in your slip and fall accident.

We cannot give you an exact amount you may be able to recover in compensation. It depends on what happened in your specific circumstances. But once we have been able to review your case, we may be able to offer you an estimate of how much you can receive in compensation. 

Benefits of Working with Our Lawyer in Your Slip and Fall Accident Case

Sometimes people can handle slip and fall accident cases independently, but often it helps to work with a qualified attorney. For example, our legal team understands the common defenses in slip and fall accident cases and how to accurately present the evidence that is in your favor. 

We will carefully review everything related to your case: what happened and how Olive Garden contributed to the accident. We will review the evidence of the injuries you sustained, including video footage, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and your follow-up medical bills. 

We aim to make the legal process as straightforward as possible for you. We will present your case and help you negotiate a fair settlement. When you consult with our firm, we can review your legal options and discuss the best possible strategies for handling your case moving forward. 

Client Testimonials and Slip and Fall Payouts

We believe in fighting for our clients in their slip and fall accident cases and showing results. Here are what just a few of our satisfied clients have had to say after working with us:

• “I came into the office for a consultation & found the staff to be extremely professional.  When I met the attorneys I was very pleased with what they had to say.  I would highly recommend them!” ~ Lynda
• “Chalik & Chalik is by far the best law firm! After my car accident, I had no clue what to do or where to go. Thankfully I found them and they made the process so easy. Not only are they extremely professional and dedicated, they don’t treat you like ‘just another client.’…” ~ Taylor 

We have also had many successful payouts in our slip and fall cases. Consider the following settlements that our clients have received:

• $105,000 after experiencing a slip and fall accident in a beauty store
• $100,000 for a fall during physical therapy because of inadequate supervision
• $100,000 because of a slip and fall that caused a wrist fracture

Get Compensation with Our Florida Olive Garden Slip and Fall Lawyer

Take immediate steps to get compensation for a slip and fall accident by contacting our firm. Reaching us is easy. Just call or fill out our online contact form. A team member can offer you a free consultation right now.

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