If you slipped, tripped, or fell in a Houma store, restaurant, hotel, parking lot, apartment complex, or other property, Louisiana premises liability law gives you the right to recover from the property owner — but only if your lawyer proves the owner knew or should have known about the hazard. Our Houma slip and fall lawyers build these cases the right way.
At Kopfler & Hermann, our Houma slip and fall lawyers have been representing injured Louisiana clients and their families for over 45 years from our office at 306 Grinage Street in downtown Houma. We know how the trucking companies, insurance carriers, oilfield operators, and chemical plants build their defenses — and we know how to dismantle them.
Call (985) 851-3311 for a free consultation with an experienced Houma slip and fall lawyer today, or use our online contact form.
Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2800.6 is the slip and fall statute for merchants. To recover against a store, restaurant, or other business, you must prove:
1) The condition was unreasonably dangerous,
2) The merchant either created the condition OR had actual or constructive notice of it before the fall, AND
3) The merchant failed to exercise reasonable care.
This constructive notice requirement is where most cases are won or lost — and where Houma slip and fall lawyers earn their fee.
Constructive notice means the hazard was on the floor long enough that the store should have discovered and cleaned it up. We prove constructive notice through:
Surveillance video showing how long the substance was on the floor; testimony of employees or shoppers; documentation that the store’s inspection records were skipped or falsified; photos showing dirt, footprints, cart tracks, or dried edges that indicate the hazard sat for hours.
Slip and fall injuries are not minor. We see:
Hip fractures (especially in older clients), broken wrists from breaking the fall, shoulder injuries and rotator cuff tears, traumatic brain injuries from striking the head, back and neck injuries including herniated discs, knee injuries, and ankle fractures. Many of these injuries lead to permanent limitations and ongoing pain.
Our Houma slip and fall attorneys handle cases from grocery stores (Rouse’s, Winn-Dixie, Walmart Supercenters), big box retailers, restaurants and fast food, gas stations and convenience stores, parking lots, hotels (especially during hurricane evacuations), apartment complexes, and government property (City of Houma, Terrebonne Parish facilities).
Our Houma slip and fall lawyers see the same patterns in case after case:
Our Houma office serves injured clients throughout south Louisiana:
Depends on the severity of your injuries, medical bills, lost wages, and long-term limitations. Our Houma slip and fall lawyers evaluate your full damages at no cost.
Louisiana has a one-year statute of limitations on slip and fall claims. Don’t wait — evidence (especially surveillance video) disappears quickly.
No. Stores routinely deny liability even on legitimate claims. Many of our biggest cases started with the store flatly refusing responsibility.
Most slip and fall cases settle before trial. But we prepare every case as if it will go to trial — that’s how we maximize value.
Louisiana uses comparative fault. Even if you were partly at fault, you can still recover — your damages are just reduced by your percentage of fault.
The longer you wait, the more evidence disappears and the harder the insurance carriers fight. Call our Houma office at (985) 851-3311 for a free consultation with an experienced Houma slip and fall lawyer, or visit us at 306 Grinage Street in downtown Houma.
