FREE SLIP AND FALL CASE REVIEW · DALLAS, TEXAS
Dallas Slip and Fall
Case Review
Aaron A. Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. What board certification means
Fell on a spill, a soaked entry mat or an icy walkway? Bring your photos and the store’s report number. We’ll tell you what the evidence shows.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
Trial lawyerLicensed in Texas since 2002
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NO FEES OR EXPENSES UNLESS YOU RECOVER
Did you fall at a Dallas store or business?
A free conversation can help you understand your next step.
IN OUR CLIENTS’ WORDS
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Remembered by our clients.
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KNOW WHO IS IN YOUR CORNER
Aaron A. Herbert
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
YOUR RECOVERY. OUR FOCUS.
How long was the spill
on the floor?
It rained all afternoon. You walked into a grocery store on Mockingbird Lane, and the mat inside the door was soaked through. Two steps past it, your feet went out from under you on the tile. A clerk helping you up said someone had mopped an hour ago.
Did you catch the clerk’s name? Write it down tonight, with the exact words. “Someone mopped an hour ago” means the store knew the floor was wet. The camera over the door and that afternoon’s sweep log come next.
Let’s talk about your situationA trial lawyer reads your file.
Aaron Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law. You can check it on the State Bar of Texas site. Ask him what a Dallas County jury would want to see about that floor.
We ask for the floor checks.
Some stores log floor walks on paper, others on a handheld scanner. A 1:10 check and a 3:25 fall leave more than two hours unexplained. We ask for that record by name.
We tell you the hard parts.
Some falls are weak cases. If the video shows a shopper dropped the jar ten seconds before you stepped in it, we’ll tell you so, and why.
A RECORD OF ADVOCACY
Real cases.
Meaningful results.
Selected outcomes published by the Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert. Every case begins with its own facts.
A grocery-store fall involving a substance on the floor.
A fall involving a defective walkway at a private event venue.
An employee injured by defective machinery.
A pedestrian struck by a van in a crosswalk.
A rear-end collision involving a commercial van.
A collision involving a tractor-trailer that failed to control its speed.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures are as published by the firm, not amounts clients necessarily received after fees and expenses.
View all published resultsDALLAS AND TEXAS
What the numbers say
about falls
in Texas.
Falls killed Texans 65 and older at a rate of 65.1 per 100,000 in 2021, the CDC reported in 2023.
How often do older Texans fall?
Often. In a 2020 CDC survey, 29.0% of Texans 65 and up said they had fallen in the past year, women (30.8%) more than men (27.0%). For a 72-year-old, a broken hip can mean months of rehab.
Is a nearby employee enough to prove notice?
The shopper in Wal-Mart Stores v. Reece, 81 S.W.3d 812 (Tex. 2002), slipped on clear liquid while a store employee was working nearby. She still lost. Nobody could say how long the liquid had been on the floor. That ruling is why we ask for video first.
What about a fall on a city sidewalk?
Different rules. If the City of Dallas owns that sidewalk, the Tort Claims Act gives it written notice within six months, and a city charter can shorten that. A January fall can mean a July deadline, or earlier.
Where would my case be filed?
Most Dallas fall cases that go to court are filed in the Dallas County civil district courts. They sit in the George L. Allen Sr. Courts Building, 600 Commerce Street, downtown. A jury there decides fault and damages if the store won’t settle.
WHY CHOOSE AARON HERBERT?
Choosing a lawyer
after a fall.
Use the free review to test us. Ask what we would ask the store for first, who would work your file, and how the fee works.
From the firm: why speaking with an injury attorney matters.
A board-certified trial lawyer
Aaron holds board certification in Personal Injury Trial Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The State Bar of Texas lists it. Look it up.
Footage first
The camera over the produce aisle may not keep video for long. Our preservation letter goes out early and names the date, the aisle, and the time printed on your receipt.
We name the records
We don’t ask for “all documents.” We ask for the incident report, the sweep log, the rainy-day mat schedule and the spill-cleanup sheet, each one by name.
Help getting treated
No health insurance? Can’t get an MRI on the calendar? Tell us. We can help you find doctors in Dallas and talk through how the bills might get paid while the claim is open.
We deal with the claims company
Big retailers often hand falls to an outside claims company. Once you hire us, those adjusters call us, not you.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
The first review is free. Ask us to show the fee and costs on a sample settlement before you sign. The contract spells it out.
AFTER A FALL
What to bring to
your case review.
Bring photos, your receipt, the incident report number and the shoes you had on. Come even if all you have is a sore hip and a store employee’s first name.
See a doctor.
Go today, even if you walked out on your own. Hip, wrist and head injuries often feel worse the next morning. Keep every bill and discharge sheet.
Photograph the floor.
Get the spill, the mat, the spot where a wet-floor sign should have been, and the lighting. If you can’t, ask whoever is with you to do it before someone cleans up.
Keep your receipt.
The time stamp shows when you were in the store. That tells us which minutes of video to ask for.
Don’t sign yet.
The store or its insurer may ask for a recorded statement or a medical release. Let a lawyer read it first.
The spill is usually gone before you leave. Video and sweep logs can disappear too. Call soon so we can ask the store to keep them.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CLAIM
You fell in a second.
The claim turns on
the minutes before.
Texas courts want proof of what the store knew and when it knew it. These are the three questions we work on first.
Did the store make the mess?
In Corbin v. Safeway Stores (Tex. 1983), a shopper slipped on a grape beside an open, slanted grape display. The court looked at the store’s own display choice as the source of the risk. A mopped floor with no sign, or a leaking freezer, works the same way.
Was there time to clean it?
The tape might show a jar breaking at 2:41 and you falling at 3:15. That’s 34 minutes. No tape? Cart tracks and shoe prints through the liquid take time too, and photos catch them.
What did the fall cost you?
A wrist in a cast for eight weeks. Missed shifts at a job on your feet. Someone you had to pay to help at home. Each one needs a record behind it.
See our Dallas slip and fall injury page, then read how negligence is proved in a Dallas slip and fall case and what Texas fall statistics show. Fell at a Walmart? Start with the Texas Walmart injury claims hub. We also have guides for Kroger, Target and Tom Thumb and Albertsons falls. Hurt by a broken stair or a falling box instead? Try the Dallas premises liability case review. Fell in Tarrant County? Visit our Fort Worth slip and fall page.
CLEAR ANSWERS. A BETTER NEXT STEP.
Slip and fall
questions.
Your situation is unique.
We’re here to listen.
What does the case review cost?
Nothing. If you hire us afterward, you pay no fee or expenses unless you recover. Ask us how a sample settlement would split before you sign.
How long do I have to file a slip and fall lawsuit in Texas?
Two years from the fall, in most cases. Some exceptions shorten or stretch that, and a claim against a city has its own notice rule. Talking to the store’s adjuster doesn’t stop the clock. See CPRC §16.003 ↗.
The store says I wasn’t watching where I was going.
Adjusters say that in almost every fall. Texas splits blame by percentage. Over 50% on you means no recovery; 20% on you cuts the award by a fifth. See CPRC §33.001 and §33.012 ↗.
There was a wet-floor sign. Do I still have a claim?
A sign doesn’t settle it. Where was it, which way did it face, and did it cover the spot where you fell? A cone by the front door says little about a puddle three aisles back.
I had a bad knee before I fell. Can I still recover?
Texas lets you recover when a fall makes an old injury worse. We compare your records from before and after the fall to show what changed.
The store offered to pay my ER bill. Should I take it?
Read what comes with the check. Some payments come with a release, and a signed release usually ends the claim for good. Bring the papers to your review.
Can I get the store’s video myself?
Ask in writing, and keep a copy. Most stores won’t hand footage to a customer. A lawyer’s preservation letter tells them a claim is coming and the video has to be kept.
What happens after I contact your firm?
Someone from our team calls you back. We ask where you fell, what you saw on the floor and how you’re doing. If we can help, we explain the contract. If not, we say why.
FIGHTING FOR THE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Ready to take
your next step?
Tell us what happened. We’ll help you understand your options.
No fees or expenses unless you recover.