Injured in a Store or Restaurant? You Need a McAllen Slip and Fall Attorney Who Wins.
A quick trip to the grocery store on 10th Street or a dinner out at one of our many restaurants and bars & grills shouldn’t end in the emergency room. Yet, slip and fall accidents are among the most common causes of serious injuries in the Rio Grande Valley. Whether it was a grease spill at Pappadeaux or a wet floor at McDonald’s, property owners have a legal duty to keep you safe.
When they fail, you need a McAllen slip and fall attorney who knows the law. At The Law Office of Chris Sanchez, we don’t let businesses blame the victim.
Common Danger Zones in McAllen
We handle premises liability cases occurring at both corporate chains and locally owned spots across Hidalgo County, including:
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National Restaurant Chains: Grease traps and drink spills are major hazards at places like Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Pappadeaux. -
Fast Food & Quick Service: Freshly mopped floors without signage are common at McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Dairy Queen, and Jersey Mike’s. -
Locally Owned Restaurants: We also fight for you if you were injured at a local taqueria, bar, or family-owned grill where lighting or maintenance was neglected. -
Retail Giants: H-E-B, Sam’s Club, and Costco often have pallet hazards or leaking coolers in high-traffic aisles.
The Elements of a Premises Liability Case
“For any premises liability case, there are certain elements to a prima facie premises liability case which must be proven in order for a plaintiff party to prevail.”
Under Texas law, specifically for an “invitee” (a customer invited to do business), we must establish the following four elements to secure a verdict or settlement in your favor:
- Actual or Constructive Knowledge: The property owner/operator had actual knowledge of the dangerous condition, OR they should have known about it (Constructive Knowledge).
- Unreasonable Risk of Harm: The condition posed an unreasonable risk of harm to you as the customer.
- Failure to Exercise Reasonable Care: The property owner did not exercise reasonable care to reduce or eliminate that risk (e.g., failed to mop, failed to warn, failed to repair).
- Proximate Cause: The property owner’s failure to use such care was the direct (proximate) cause of your injuries.
Retail giants will often argue that they “didn’t know” about the spill. We fight back by securing evidence immediately:
- Surveillance Footage: To prove how long the hazard existed.
- Maintenance Logs: We check if employees were actually inspecting the aisles (the “Sweep Log”) as claimed.
- Witness Statements: Finding other diners who saw the hazard before you fell.
What To Do After a Fall
If you are injured, report it immediately to a manager and insist on filing an incident report. Take photos of the wet floor, the lack of “Caution” signs, or the broken step. Then, call The Relentless Lawyer.
Don’t Let Them Ignore You
Retail giants have teams of lawyers protecting their profits. You need a Relentless Lawyer protecting your future.
