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A slip and fall accident can happen in seconds, but the consequences can last for months or even years. One moment you are shopping, visiting a business, or walking through an apartment complex in Dallas. The next, you may be dealing with serious injuries, medical bills, lost income, and uncertainty about your recovery.
Property owners have a responsibility to keep their premises reasonably safe for visitors. When they fail to clean up spills, repair dangerous conditions, provide adequate lighting, or address known hazards, innocent people can get hurt. Unfortunately, property owners and insurance companies often try to blame the victim or claim the hazard was obvious. That is why it is important to understand your rights.
At Frenkel & Frenkel, our Dallas slip and fall lawyers help injured people hold negligent property owners accountable. We investigate the accident, preserve evidence, and work to prove what caused your injuries. Whether your fall occurred in a grocery store, restaurant, hotel, apartment complex, office building, or other property, we are prepared to fight for the compensation you deserve.
We offer free consultations and handle slip and fall cases on a contingency fee basis. You pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you.
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Do I need a lawyer after a slip and fall accident in Dallas?
Yes — and acting quickly is crucial. Property owners and businesses often have legal teams ready to minimize their fault within hours of an incident. You need an attorney who moves just as fast. Frenkel & Frenkel immediately investigates the scene, secures critical evidence like surveillance footage, gathers witness statements, and identifies all fault parties — so you can focus on your recovery. You pay nothing unless we win.
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Texas law places visitors into three groups. The group that applies to you affects how much protection you get under the law.
Invitee: A person on the property for the owner’s benefit or for a shared purpose, such as a customer in a store or a guest in a restaurant. Property owners owe invitees the highest duty of care. They must inspect for hazards, fix known dangers, or warn about them.
Licensee: A person who has permission to be on the property but is there for their own purpose, such as a social guest. Owners must warn licensees about known dangers that the licensee is unlikely to find on their own.
Trespasser: A person who enters without permission. Property owners usually owe trespassers the lowest duty of care, with some exceptions for children under the attractive nuisance doctrine.
If an unsafe property left you injured, we are ready to help. Contact us today for a free case review.
One of the hardest parts of a slip and fall case is proving the property owner knew about the danger. You do not always need direct proof. Texas courts also recognize constructive knowledge. That means the hazard existed long enough that a reasonable owner should have found and fixed it.
This is sometimes called the time-notice rule. A spill that was old, stepped in, or discolored can help show constructive knowledge. Video footage can also be very important because it may show how long the hazard was there before the fall.
The compensation available in a slip and fall case depends on the severity of your injuries and the facts of the accident. In Texas, injured people may be able to recover:
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Can I recover more compensation if multiple parties caused my slip and fall?
Potentially yes. Each at fault party may carry their own insurance policy. Identifying multiple defendants — such as the property owner, management company, maintenance contractor, and a cleaning service — can open up multiple sources of recovery that a single-defendant case would not. This is one of the most important reasons to hire an attorney who investigates the full picture, not just the obvious party.
Texas follows a proportionate responsibility rule, sometimes called the 51% bar rule. A jury can assign a percentage of fault to each person involved, including you.
If you are 50% or less at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault. For example, if you are awarded $100,000 and found 20% responsible, you would receive $80,000. If you are 51% or more at fault, you cannot recover anything.
Insurance companies often try to shift blame to the injured person so they can pay less. An attorney can help show your actions fairly and push back against unfair fault claims.
In Texas, you usually have two years from the date of your slip and fall accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. This deadline is called the statute of limitations. If you miss it, you will likely lose your right to seek compensation in court, even if your case is strong.
There are limited exceptions that can affect the deadline, such as cases involving minors, some government claims, or injuries that were not discovered right away. Do not assume an exception applies to you without speaking to an attorney. The safest step is to contact a Dallas slip and fall lawyer as soon as possible.
Our attorneys have spent decades fighting for people hurt in slip and fall accidents. We have the knowledge and resources to take on even the most complex cases against property owners, major retailers, shopping centers, and corporate defendants.
Our founding attorneys used to defend property owners and insurance companies in premises liability cases. Now, they use that inside knowledge to fight for injured people like you. We know the tactics property owners and insurers use to deny slip and fall claims, and we know how to counter them.
We have recovered over $1 Billion in settlements and verdicts for our clients.* For 16 straight years, our attorneys have been named among the Best Lawyers in Dallas.
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Slip and fall accidents are rarely random. Most are caused by a hazard the property owner could have fixed or warned about. Common causes include:
Spills, dropped merchandise, and wet floors near produce areas or entrances are common causes of falls in retail spaces. Stores must inspect and maintain their floors and fix hazards quickly.
Wet floors from spills, recently mopped surfaces, and poor lighting near exits or restrooms can create serious hazards. These businesses owe their customers a high duty of care.
Tenants and visitors can be hurt by broken stairs, damaged handrails, poor lighting in parking lots, cracked walkways, and neglected common areas. Landlords and property managers can be held responsible when they fail to keep the property safe.
Potholes, cracked pavement, poor lighting, and standing water make parking lots and garages common sites for serious falls. Owners must maintain these areas even when they are outside the building.
Falls in lobbies, elevators, stairwells, and common areas may involve the building owner, property manager, or tenant, depending on who controlled the area where the injury happened.
Under Chapter 43 of the Dallas City Code, property owners who own land next to a public sidewalk may be responsible for maintaining it. Cracked, uneven, or broken sidewalks can support a claim against a private owner or a government entity.
Hotel guests are invitees. Hotels must keep hallways, stairwells, pools, parking areas, and other common spaces safe. Falls caused by wet pool decks, poor lighting, or loose floor mats may support a claim.
Falls on public property, including Dallas city parks, government offices, and public sidewalks, may be pursued under the Texas Tort Claims Act. These claims have special rules and damage limits, so an experienced attorney is important.
You are not required to hire a lawyer, but having one can greatly improve your chances of a fair result. Property owners and insurers have legal teams working to limit what they pay. An experienced Dallas slip and fall attorney can investigate the accident, collect and protect evidence, calculate your losses, and negotiate or litigate for you. Frenkel & Frenkel offers free consultations so you can learn your options at no cost.
This is a common defense. Property owners may argue that the danger was open and obvious, meaning a reasonable person should have seen it and avoided it. Texas courts do recognize this defense in some cases. But the answer depends on the facts, including lighting, where the hazard was located, and whether warning signs were present. An attorney can decide whether the defense is likely to succeed.
Not before speaking with an attorney. Insurance companies often make early offers that are lower than what an injured person may deserve. Once you accept a settlement and sign a release, you usually cannot ask for more later, even if your condition gets worse. An attorney can review the offer and tell you whether it fairly covers your losses.
Delays in medical care can make a claim harder, but they do not necessarily end it. Insurance companies may argue that your injuries were not serious or were caused by something else. If you waited to get care, see a doctor as soon as you can and be honest about when your symptoms started. Your attorney can help explain any gap in treatment.
There are no upfront fees and no out-of-pocket costs. Frenkel & Frenkel handles slip and fall cases on a contingency fee basis. That means our fee comes from a percentage of what we recover for you. If we do not win, you do not pay attorney fees. You can get started with a free consultation and no financial risk.
Possibly. A warning sign does not automatically protect a property owner from liability. Courts look at whether the sign was visible, placed well, and easy to understand. If the hazard was still too dangerous, or if the sign was hard to see or not enough to prevent injury, the owner may still be at fault. An attorney can review how the sign affects your claim.
An attorney can help figure that out. Property ownership and management records are usually public. In apartment complexes, shopping centers, and commercial properties, there may also be more than one responsible party, such as the owner, the property manager, and a tenant. Identifying every responsible party is one of the first steps in building a strong claim.
