Langtry, TX Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

Your wife may be entitled to compensation for her injuries and damages sustained in her fall if she can prove the store was negligent in not preventing your wife's fall. Your wife would basically have to prove that the store knew or should have known about the slippery floor and that they either failed to do something about the slippery floor or warn people about it. Evidence that your wife would look for to help prove these items include, but are not limited to: how large the wet slippery area was; how long it had been there; whether anyone told the store about it; whether it was raining at the time; where the slippery area was in the store; what caused the floor to be slippery, such as water, a spilled product, etc. In addition, your wife's own actions would have to be examined to determine whether her own conduct, primarily whether she kept a "proper lookout" and what efforts, if any, she took or could have taken to avoid the slippery area. If your wife was partially at fault for her fall, her fault is compared with that of the store. To be entitled to compensation, your wife must be less than 50% at fault. In addition, your wife's fault, if any, reduces the amount the store owes based on her percentage of fault. For example, if the case is worth $100.00 and a person is 10% at fault, they would be entitled to $90.00. You do not provide enough information to determine whether the store was negligent and whether your wife's own conduct contributed to her fall. Your wife should contact a personal injury attorney to more fully discuss her case. Most personal injury attorneys offer a free initial consultation so it should not cost her anything to talk to an attorney.

You may or may not be sued. There is no obligation to pay the collection company and if they will not settle for what you can afford you can wait to see if an attorney files suit. If that happens, you or your attorney can negotiate or try the case on a contributory negligence theory.