FREE SLIP AND FALL CASE REVIEW · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Fort Worth 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 wet floor, a curled mat or an icy walkway in Fort Worth? Get a free review of the store’s notice, the video, and every policy that might pay.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
Trial lawyerLicensed in Texas since 2002
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Hurt in a fall in Fort Worth?
A free conversation can help you understand your next step.
IN OUR CLIENTS’ WORDS
Personal attention.
Remembered by our clients.
Communication was above and beyond!
Aaron was awesome, polite and patient.
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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 we build
your slip and fall claim.
It was a Saturday at a grocery store on Camp Bowie. Somebody had dropped a jar of pickles two aisles over, and the brine ran under the shelf edge. You never saw it. Now your wrist is in a splint and the store’s claims company wants a recorded statement.
Who dropped the jar, and when? Was an employee in that aisle? When did anyone last walk it? The store has those answers on video and in its sweep logs. Our first letter asks it to keep both.
Let’s talk about your situationTrial-focused representation.
Look up Aaron Herbert’s board certification on the State Bar of Texas site before you call. Then ask how we would try your fall case in front of a Tarrant County jury if the store won’t pay.
We lock down the proof.
Store cameras record over old footage. Sweep logs get filed away. We ask the store, the landlord and any cleaning contractor to save what they have.
You get a real person.
Bring your questions about doctor visits, missed shifts and the store’s letters. You will know who handles your file and how to reach them.
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 resultsFORT WORTH AND TARRANT COUNTY
What Texas fall data
and Texas law say
about your case.
In 2020, 29.0% of Texans 65 and older told the CDC they had fallen at least once in the past year.
How serious are falls for older Texans?
The same CDC report found falls killed Texans 65 and older at a rate of 65.1 per 100,000 in 2021. The U.S. rate was 78.0. A hip fracture at 70 can change where someone lives.
What does a Texas jury have to find?
For a shopper, the four questions come from Keetch v. Kroger Co., 845 S.W.2d 262 (Tex. 1992). Did the store know about the hazard, or should it have? Was the risk unreasonable? Did the store fail to clean it up or warn you? Did that cause your fall?
Does a nearby employee prove the store knew?
The 2002 case Wal-Mart Stores v. Reece, 81 S.W.3d 812, began with a shopper who slipped on clear liquid inside a Texas Wal-Mart. An employee had been working close by. The Texas Supreme Court ruled for the store anyway, because no one knew how long the liquid had been there.
Where would my case be filed?
Most Fort Worth fall cases that end up in court go to Tarrant County’s civil district courts. They sit in the Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building at 100 N. Calhoun Street. A jury there decides fault and damages if the case does not settle.
WHY CHOOSE AARON HERBERT?
Choosing a Fort Worth
slip and fall attorney.
Use the first call to test us. Ask who would work your file, what proof we would chase first, and how the fee works. Hurt some other way? See our Fort Worth personal injury page.
From the firm: why speaking with an injury attorney matters.
A board-certified trial lawyer
Aaron is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. You can check that on the State Bar of Texas website in about a minute.
We ask for the store’s records
Incident reports, sweep logs, camera maps, and the schedule for putting out mats on rainy days. We ask for each one by name.
We find everyone responsible
At a Fort Worth shopping center, the landlord may control the parking lot while the store runs its own floor. A cleaning contractor may have mopped the aisle. Each one can share the blame.
Help getting treated
No health insurance? Can’t get an MRI scheduled? Tell us. We can help you find doctors in Fort Worth and talk through how the bills might get paid while the claim is open.
We take the adjuster’s calls
Once you hire us, the store’s claims company calls us, not you. Bring every letter and email you have gotten so far.
No fees or expenses unless you recover
The first meeting is free. Ask us to walk through the fee and the costs with a sample number before you sign. The contract spells it out.
AFTER A FALL
What to bring to
your free consultation.
Bring your photos, the receipt, the incident report number and the shoes you were wearing. You do not need all of it. Call even if all you have is an urgent care bill.
See a doctor.
Go today, even if you got up on your own. Hip, wrist and back injuries often hurt more the next morning. Keep every bill and discharge sheet.
Photograph the floor.
Get the spill, the mat, the lighting, and whether a wet-floor sign was out. Get a name and number from anyone who saw it.
Ask for the incident report.
Store managers usually write one up. Ask for a copy or the report number, and write down the manager’s name.
Call before you sign.
Don’t give a recorded statement or sign a medical release for the store’s insurer until a lawyer has looked at it.
Floors get mopped right after a fall. Store cameras record over old footage. Call soon so we can ask the store to save it.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR CLAIM
A fall happens in a second.
The claim turns on
what the store knew.
Texas does not hold a store responsible just because you fell there. These are the three questions we ask first.
Did the store create the hazard?
A shopper in Corbin v. Safeway Stores (Tex. 1983) slipped on a grape next to an open, slanted display. The court treated the store’s display as the source of the danger. A worker mopping without a sign at a store on Camp Bowie fits the same pattern.
How long was it there?
Say the video shows the pickle jar breaking at 11:02 and you going down at 11:40. That’s 38 minutes with brine on the tile. No video? Footprints and cart tracks through the spill take time to form, and they show up in photos.
How has your life changed?
A wrist in a cast for eight weeks. Missed shifts. A knee that now needs surgery. Our guide to slip and fall injuries that need surgery explains the records those cases turn on.
Start with our Dallas slip and fall injury page, the Texas Walmart injury claims hub, or our guide to proving negligence in a slip and fall case. Fell in Dallas County? Ask for a free Dallas slip and fall case review. Fell at a Walmart? See our Fort Worth Walmart injury page. For any other store, visit our Fort Worth retail and grocery store injury page, or read our guides to Target, Kroger, Tom Thumb and Albertsons, Home Depot and Ross falls. Hurt by a broken stair, falling merchandise or poor security? Our Fort Worth premises liability page covers those cases. For the full overview, see our Fort Worth slip and fall lawyer page.
CLEAR ANSWERS. A BETTER NEXT STEP.
Slip and fall
questions.
Your situation is unique.
We’re here to listen.
Does it cost anything to talk with your firm about a fall?
The first talk is free. If you hire us, you pay no fee or expenses unless you recover. Ask us how the money would split on a sample settlement.
How long do I have to file a slip and fall lawsuit in Texas?
Usually two years from the day you fell. A few exceptions can shorten or stretch that. Talking to the store’s adjuster does not stop the clock. See Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code §16.003 ↗.
The store says I should have been watching the floor.
Stores say this a lot. 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 ↗.
What is my slip and fall case worth?
There is no fixed number. Value turns on your injuries, your treatment, your lost pay, and how clearly the store’s notice can be shown. Read our guide to slip and fall settlement amounts in Texas.
I had a bad back before I fell. Can I still recover?
Texas allows recovery when a fall makes an old injury worse. We compare your medical records from before and after the fall to show what changed.
What if the store lost or erased the video?
A Texas court can tell the jury it may presume the missing video would have hurt the store. That instruction is limited, mostly to evidence destroyed on purpose, under Brookshire Bros. v. Aldridge (Tex. 2014). An early preservation letter makes the argument stronger.
Who besides the store can be responsible?
A landlord, a property manager, a tenant business or a cleaning contractor can each share the blame. It depends on who controlled the spot where you fell. See what property owners are liable for in a slip and fall.
What happens after I contact your firm?
Someone from our team calls you back. We ask what happened and how you are doing. If we can help, we explain the contract. If not, we tell you 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.