Fort Myers Personal Injury Attorney Matching

The injury inquiries we see from Fort Myers

Fort Myers produces two main kinds of inquiries: roadway injuries along US-41, Colonial Boulevard, Daniels Parkway and the I-75 interchanges, and premises injuries at retail, restaurant and rental properties across the city.

Retail and grocery fall claims are frequent because so many of these sites have wet floors, uneven transitions or blocked aisles, and because businesses keep inspection logs that can prove or disprove notice.

Preserve the record before the property responds

Businesses repair hazards quickly. A fall that occurred on a Thursday may be impossible to document by the following week unless photographs, an incident report and a written video request exist.

• Photograph the hazard, the surrounding floor and the lighting
• Ask for a written incident report and the employee's name
• Send a written request for surveillance video the same week
• Note weather and whether a mat, sign or barricade was present
• Keep your shoes and clothing as they were at the time

Lee County process and deadlines

Lee County sits in Florida's Twentieth Judicial Circuit, and an injury lawsuit from Fort Myers would generally be filed there.

Most negligence claims carry a four-year statute of limitations; claims against a city or county property require earlier written notice. Florida's modified comparative fault rule can reduce recovery by your share of responsibility and bars it at 51 percent or more.